Rant: Pointing His Finger @ Me...What?!?

@Shavkat (137261)

Philippines

May 12, 2022 10:02am CST

A 10-year-old young boy is pointing his finger at me. I have been patient in teaching young learners online despite their overload rudeness. This bad gesture of his is not acceptable, so I call his attention to stop or else I will drop the class. Good thing, he stopped ruining my temper. I really stressed this phrase hardly to him, 'Don't point your finger at someone else.' What you do not as others do unto you? How would you feel if someone do this to you? Image Credit: thumbs.dreamstime.com

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@DaddyEvil (137142)

• United States

12 May 22

People point all the time. It's only rude if you want it to be rude. *shrug*

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

13 May 22

I think I can endure it if it is not class time.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

16 May 22

@DaddyEvil You said it right.

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@DaddyEvil (137142)

• United States

13 May 22

@Shavkat As the teacher, you make that decision. Surely you're allowed to punish a misbehaving student?

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@Hannihar (129685)

• Israel

13 May 22

@Shavkat You handled it very well by calling his bluff. If he continued to do it would you really drop the class? Why was he pointing his finger at you and disrupting the class?

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

16 May 22

@Hannihar I guess. It can be their culture.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

13 May 22

He is just a spoiled brat and does not want to study.

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@Hannihar (129685)

• Israel

13 May 22

@Shavkat Has he been given everything so that is why he does not want to study?

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@snowy22315 (171267)

• United States

12 May 22

He might not have known it was rude. Hopeully, he wont do it anymore

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@snowy22315 (171267)

• United States

13 May 22

@Shavkat Maybe you should have a talk with his parents.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

16 May 22

@snowy22315 It is not possible to talk to them.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

13 May 22

Too bad that he is aware of it. He is one of my rotten students of mine. Sad to say it, but it is true.

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@JudyEv (326776)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 May 22

You do seem to have some very rude students. Is it the fault of the parents? Treating you as a sort of servant?

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

13 May 22

I think the parents are fault because they are not around during the classes online.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

16 May 22

@JudyEv I really cannot get why some parents are so lenient with their kiddies.

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@JudyEv (326776)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 May 22

@Shavkat I see. I would down on my child like a ton of bricks if he was rude to a teacher.

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@yoalldudes (35040)

• Philippines

14 May 22

What you do is not an easy job it seems because you have to with difficult students. You have a lot of patience.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

14 May 22

I just ignore them and go with the flow. The most important thing is to pay me and nothing else.

@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

16 May 22

@yoalldudes Thanks

@yoalldudes (35040)

• Philippines

15 May 22

@Shavkat Great attitude.

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@CarolDM (203449)

• Nashville, Tennessee

12 May 22

You have more patience than I do. This does sound rude to me, coming from a child.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

13 May 22

You said it right. It takes a matter of ignoring the rudeness to survive this kind of job.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

16 May 22

@CarolDM Indeed. Thanks.

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@CarolDM (203449)

• Nashville, Tennessee

13 May 22

@Shavkat Not for me. Would not want this job at all. Good luck.

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@GardenGerty (157915)

• United States

13 May 22

If this is a rude gesture in your culture he needs to know it and stop it. You drew boundaries well.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

13 May 22

I think I did a good job in cutting his horns.

@rebelann (111434)

• El Paso, Texas

12 May 22

So far I haven't had those kinds of issues thankfully.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

13 May 22

Sometimes I snapped out if cannot control them.

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Sabrina Traversa

@sabtraversa (13099)

• Italy

12 May 22

I wouldn't mind, especially if the kid doesn't know it's rude. If they know and persevere, well, that's frustrating.

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Sabrina Traversa

@sabtraversa (13099)

• Italy

13 May 22

@Shavkat That's frustrating but he's just a kid being a kid. For some reason, they think defying any authority is fun. Maybe he'll stop if you ignore him.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

13 May 22

@sabtraversa I do ignore him a couple of times during the class. He did stop. It seems some modern kiddies are mutants as compared before.

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@wolfgirl569 (96490)

• Marion, Ohio

13 May 22

It dont bother me and if they do it while mad at me I usually laugh

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

13 May 22

I sometimes create some instant punch lines when they are like this. At some point, it makes me entertained.

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@db20747 (43434)

• Washington, District Of Columbia

13 May 22

This is extremely rude especially to a teacher. Teachers have to correct students and you did a good job correcting students.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

13 May 22

I can handle the rudeness but pointing at me is not for me to endure. I agree.

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@Kandae11 (53782)

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12 May 22

Proper behavior should be learnt starting from home. Maybe he does not know better.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

13 May 22

I always think that this is how he was raised by his parents.

@Sojourn (13839)

• India

12 May 22

Just because you cannot spank him over the wire, he is throwing such tantrums. If it was an offline class, he wouldn't get so cocky.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

13 May 22

I am sure he will see my evil side. Sometimes ignoring is the best way to tame a child like him.

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