students were pushing my buttons . . . or rather, slamming them with their fists in hopes that I would explode
Oh boy. You have my sympathy. I once thought about going back to college so I could teach high school. However, I decided not to since I realized how much of a handfull college-age students could be, I decided I wouldn't be able to handle even younger students.
How are you trying to handle this situation? I once had a situation where I had unruly students. I made the mistake of trying to be a hardass with them, a role that I'm horribly unqualified to be able to carry out due to my shy and retiring nature. Not to mention the fact that I think me trying to make them behave just made the situation worse. If I had it to do over again, I would have just ignored them completely and tried to concentrate on the students who did want to be there. I hope things get better for you.
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Date: 2006-09-15 02:22 am (UTC)Oh boy. You have my sympathy. I once thought about going back to college so I could teach high school. However, I decided not to since I realized how much of a handfull college-age students could be, I decided I wouldn't be able to handle even younger students.
How are you trying to handle this situation? I once had a situation where I had unruly students. I made the mistake of trying to be a hardass with them, a role that I'm horribly unqualified to be able to carry out due to my shy and retiring nature. Not to mention the fact that I think me trying to make them behave just made the situation worse. If I had it to do over again, I would have just ignored them completely and tried to concentrate on the students who did want to be there. I hope things get better for you.