Why I Hate Being A Teacher

Hypothetical Situations? Simon, what sort of punishment would be suggested for these three 'events' please? 1. A pupil switches the classroom light off in the middle of a lesson, the teacher asks who did the deed and over half of the pupils state that it was one particular boy. The boy is given detention but the mother refuses to sign the detention form, the detention does not happen, the boy is let off completely. 2. A boy becomes frustrated in with his English essay in class, he swears to himself (the 'f' word) under his breath yet the teacher hears him. Within two days, another boy swears loudly directly at the teacher ("'f' off"). What punishments should be given to both, should the cane be used on either? 3. In a school where a number of graffiti incidents are claimed to be the worst [damage], a boy kicks a double door creating £270.00 damage. Is he due the cane?

omg hes really aggressive & angry...

Yes teaching standards have gone down, in the hopes of meeting the intelligence of the "average" teenager. unfortunately, they're still WAY above that standard, so they "dumb" things down a bit more to cater for chavs! Bring back the cane and teach the annoying little feckers a PROPER lesson!!!!

I think teaching standards have gone down, not students. Because at my school theres a certain number of teachers who can keep control of the class without thinking they need physical punishment, and then theres alot who are useless and think they need to abuse the student to get them to learn properly. I think teachers should look at what they're doing wrong.