Do some teachers leave the workforce to retain their self-respect?
By Graceekwenx
@Graceekwenx (3160)
Philippines
September 14, 2010 9:53am CST
Let us say that you are an inspired teacher. You decided to teach in another school because of higher pay but the students doesnt seem that cooperative and are lazy. Would you leave that school to retain your self-respect? Do you think that you may not haven been a good teacher as you expected yourself to be? Isnt it right to leave a place where you feel that you do not belong otherwise you loose your self-respect? Or would you give this school another chance to check if the students would really be worthy of you?
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3 responses
@ruperto (1552)
• Philippines
15 Sep 10
Perhaps the school leadership should identify this crisis and take measures to create a better learning environment.
It seems in public schools, this problem is prone to arise. When we apply strictness to discipline young people, it seems the response comes in various forms of indifference.
I think due to respect for all religions, a school may opt to be secular (perhaps) .. as in most public schools ?
I think there has to be subjects that deal with the spirituality of man, as contrasted to religion classes that aligns to norms and traditions of a specific religion.
What do you think ?
@Graceekwenx (3160)
• Philippines
15 Sep 10
Hmm.. The funny thing about this Ruperto is that going to secular or private schools doest not guarantee cooperative students. There would always be bullies and hard punks in school. But i do agree with you though that Values Education should be seriously stressed. It would serve as a reminder for students to be respectful to their teachers.
@tess_quinain (1148)
• Philippines
7 Oct 11
right, grace...the most important thing is that values should be taught seriously to students. In public schools, there are too many lazy and unfocused pupils because of some reasons. We teachers should not stop from believing that we can change and motivate these students to study harder and be motivated to learn in school.
@_sketch_ (5742)
• United States
20 Jul 11
Their self-respect? Some teachers definitely do deserve greater pay, but the best teachers are in it not for the money, but for the joy of teaching, of bettering the world and changing lives. Yes, it is a person's right to change anything in their lives.
"...if the students would really be worthy of you?" I don't like this statement. If they are children, then of course they are worthy of knowledge. If they are older, like in college, well they are there for a reason; they want to learn, so they of course are also worthy. All are worthy of a teacher. The only question is whether the teacher is worthy of the students.
@figurativeme (1089)
• Philippines
15 Sep 10
Hi Graceekwenx! Your reason for leaving previous school is because of higher pay which I presume is what you are getting now. On the students, perhaps it would help to not personalize student attitude because there are a lot of factors that make students that way, particularly with the kind of society we have not with a lot that kids could do on the net and with their computers.
Encountering, as you say, uncooperative and lazy students does not necessarily mean a poor teacher. Perhaps if the teacher is new in the place, it could be she has not adjusted to the place. I would say, she stay and observe a little bit more.
