To people who’ve worked in education…

[Redway]

(And this applies to me, because I’ve worked in education, too, and I imagine the likes of Ammi will have some really great musings for contribution in this thread.)

… what would you say the most challenging things about working in education have been/are, and how did/do you overcome those hurdles?

[thesheriff443]

From my partners point of view working in a college dealing with young adults with varying degrees of physical/ mental and behavioural conditions also kids coming from broken or damaged homes
Some young adults can become violent
Some parents think college is free child care
Jealousy from people who are working under you and basically want your job so cause trouble and make allegations
People that don’t want to do their jobs
Back stabbing and gossip
No money left in the system so my partner spending her money so the kids don’t go with out

The most bizarre thing was my partner is over qualified and was offered a role that involved more responsibilities but little extra money so she didn’t accept the role someone who was basically working in the shop took the job despite not having the correct qualifications and even asked my partner for her work to basically cheat
Well this year the young adults actually got to choose a teacher to receive an award .my partner won the award And this woman has the cheek to say to my partner remember I’m your boss

[Ninastar]

The mother****ing parents

[Ammi]

The mother****ing parents

…:laugh: …I love you so much/that’s so true…


…what’s that saying…I have 99 problems/life challenges but children ain’t one of them…they’re joyful people to work with…:love:…

[Ninastar]

…:laugh: …I love you so much/that’s so true…


…what’s that saying…I have 99 problems/life challenges but children ain’t one of them…they’re joyful people to work with…:love:…

Most frustrating thing of all time is when we know a kid has XYZ and needs the extra help and their parents refuse to acknowledge it and then you’re not able to use the extra tools (like a 1 on 1 helper) to get the child the help they need

[thesheriff443]

Most frustrating thing of all time is when we know a kid has XYZ and needs the extra help and their parents refuse to acknowledge it and then you’re not able to use the extra tools (like a 1 on 1 helper) to get the child the help they need

In defence some parents are afraid of giving their kid a label that not only follows them through school but throughout their lives

[Redway]

Most frustrating thing of all time is when we know a kid has XYZ and needs the extra help and their parents refuse to acknowledge it and then you’re not able to use the extra tools (like a 1 on 1 helper) to get the child the help they need

I did always love helping 1:1, to be fair. It’s easier to accommodate individual people better on a practical day-to-day level that way.

[Oliver_W]

I used to work in a behaviour school, for children who'd been expelled from mainstream multiple times.

While I wouldn't say it was easier than mainstream, I preferred it there tbh :laugh:

[Kate!]

I was a volunteer class room assistant and dinner lady when my son was in primary school and the hardest thing was seeing him get bullied and not supported by the staff. I had to bite my tongue a lot.