I'd like to share how one of my lessons went today. In the middle of the class, the girls started cl…

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I'd like to share how one of my lessons went today. In the middle of the class, the girls started claiming that a classmate was cursing them out (7th grade). As a teacher, I asked him to move to a seat that was convenient for me in a firm tone. The boy refused. I stepped closer, and then he quietly said, 'Actually, they're really annoying me.' The class naturally laughed; it's something they're used to, while I was shocked. I immediately switched my tone to calm, otherwise all my attempts would have led to even more aggression. After the lesson, I called the child's mother, but it was hard to get through—more precisely, I couldn't get the mother's phone, as per this same child's words, he's waiting for 'hell' at home. The mother says he has ADHD. Is that how they behave with ADHD? And the finale—at the end, he whispered, 'You've ruined my whole life.'
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Inga
Everything is blamed on ADHD now. ADHD has nothing to do with a lack of upbringing.
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Aygerim
Inga But Mom had to justify her child somehow. That's all she blamed it on.
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Kseniya
My child has ADHD, it's just their behavior, they can't sit still, but there's no question of medication. Respect and upbringing depend on the parents first and foremost.
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Olga
Mothers in public places are a sign of bad upbringing, not ADHD
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Svetlana Kovshova
So that's why most teachers let this kind of behavior slide 😔 sad.
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Natasha
Terrible!!! A huge bow to the teachers!!! Unappreciated work...
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Kristina
You understand that the phrase 'You ruined my whole life' isn't personally directed at you.
He means 'you' in a global sense, referring to all adults who created this society as it is, where non-standard children find it boring, difficult, and so on. Basically, I can easily understand what's going on in his head; I didn't like anything either when I was a child.
The good news is that childhood only lasts 18 years. After that, you can live however you want.
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SVETLANA SKALSKAYa
I had a classmate like that, he even sent the teacher to hell in front of the whole class. Then she kicked him out of class and didn't let him attend her lessons until he apologized to her in front of everyone. But yeah, I did my student teaching at a school, and kids can be quite foul-mouthed...
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Aygerim
SVETLANA SKALSKAYa Yes, back in the day we used to whisper such things in private, but now it's totally normal.
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Aygerim
Kristina That's understandable, but we don't know this child well and we don't know how this will end. So, I called the teacher and asked her to monitor his way home with his parents. He seems to have a lot going on in his head.
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Aygerim
Natasha I agree, no one ever made me realize back then that my love for the subject could lead to a career other than teaching. Most kids don't respect teachers; we're just staff, the 'math lady,' the 'science lady'...
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Agapitova Anya
Are you a homeroom teacher? What subject do you teach?
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Aygerim
Kseniya A fussy baby from birth to 8th grade is rare, I think it's more the norm.
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Agapitova Anya
Agapitova Anya Yes, I vaguely recall you finding such questions offensive.
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Aygerim
Agapitova Anya Natasha, remember!

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kristina
Kristina And why specifically adults? Maybe they meant classmates
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