I'm a first year teacher. I should be naive and believe that all my students are well behaved; they don't cheat on tests, they don't think about sex or drugs or alcohol. But I'm far from naive because I have seen it all; I have friends who did drugs (some who still do), who have problems with alcohol, who sleep around ...all of it. And I know in today's day in age kids are getting younger and younger to explore these temptations.
BUT, and I mean this a big BUT, I don't think that I should sit idly by and watch my students hate on each other or do things that will harm themselves. My students have become increasingly 'evil' towards each other; almost on a daily basis I have a student coming into my classroom crying and saying how somebody made fun of them. I just can't take it anymore; my students are so hateful towards each other it makes me sick. It's mostly the girls, which is understandable because girls are evil, but we go to a Christian school. I would think that someone would have told them before that being hateful to each other is wrong but I guess they haven't received that message. Even if we were in a public school setting I would say something to them, but I think being at a Christian school they are held to an even higher standard of morals. I don't know. I am going to have all the girls meet in my room for lunch tomorrow to discuss all of this. I'm tired of students coming to me crying, telling me someone was mean or that they are scared that someone is hurting themselves.
I can't sit by and watch this happen. Not when I've already seen it happen to so many other people.
Am I wrong to try to fix this?
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No, you're not wrong to fix this. In fact, I admire you for standing up and trying to fix it as a first year teacher. I agree with you-- at a Christian school, even if the kids aren't necessarily "Christians," they need to be at least HELD to a higher moral standard. Aren't their parents paying the big bucks to send their kids into a more sheltered environment. I haven't had that much drama at my public school. Good luck!
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