Respect for teachers

[Mr Tom Morrow]

Discipline starts at home. However it should continue in school as well

My view is they should stand up. All part of learning and development.

[ChoppyGirl]

I went to a Grammar school and we were expected to stand when a teacher entered the class room.

[Guest]

I have many old fashioned views, but I have never heard this one before. I started school in 1974 and standing when teacher enters a room was never a thing. It sounds a bit disruptive, all the scraping of chairs and then wasting time whilst everyone settles down again.

[novocastrian]

i think it should be done in school, my daughters school has a new head one rule is the kids all line up outside the classroom & file in once the teacher arrives/opens the door rather than arrive in dribs & drabs or be in there milling about, Y10 BTW

as for in the workplace wouldnt want to work somewhere the requirement is to stand up if someone further up the food chain walks in... whats that all about ?

[WhereIBelong]

Respecting teachers would first require the teachers to be respectable.

DD17 was out last month before New Year and her History teacher was the worse for wear in a local club - drunk as a skunk and snogging 3 different blokes in front of quite a few of the kids she teaches. DD asked her if she needed help getting home.

It is not just the kids who need to mind their manners. Perhaps respect has been diminished because no longer are all teachers the pillars of society their position used to demand.

All levels and ages of society have become worse mannered and more self centred.

[SussexFamily]

Originally Posted by WhereIBelong

Respecting teachers would first require the teachers to be respectable.

DD17 was out last month before New Year and her History teacher was the worse for wear in a local club - drunk as a skunk and snogging 3 different blokes in front of quite a few of the kids she teaches. DD asked her if she needed help getting home.

It is not just the kids who need to mind their manners. Perhaps respect has been diminished because no longer are all teachers the pillars of society their position used to demand.

All levels and ages of society have become worse mannered and more self centred.

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Sounds like you have condemned every teacher based on one individuals behaviour. Very noble.

Your last comment possibly could be corrected by good manners and respect perhaps?

[novocastrian]

Originally Posted by WhereIBelong

Respecting teachers would first require the teachers to be respectable.

DD17 was out last month before New Year and her History teacher was the worse for wear in a local club - drunk as a skunk and snogging 3 different blokes in front of quite a few of the kids she teaches. DD asked her if she needed help getting home.

It is not just the kids who need to mind their manners. Perhaps respect has been diminished because no longer are all teachers the pillars of society their position used to demand.

All levels and ages of society have become worse mannered and more self centred.

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perhaps the teacher didnt think any of her 17 year old pupils would be in the club ...

but of a stretch to say teachers shouldnt be 'allowed' to go out & get hammered like most young people do on a weekend

[marypoppins38]

Originally Posted by WhereIBelong

Respecting teachers would first require the teachers to be respectable.

DD17 was out last month before New Year and her History teacher was the worse for wear in a local club - drunk as a skunk and snogging 3 different blokes in front of quite a few of the kids she teaches. DD asked her if she needed help getting home.

It is not just the kids who need to mind their manners. Perhaps respect has been diminished because no longer are all teachers the pillars of society their position used to demand.

All levels and ages of society have become worse mannered and more self centred.

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But surely what the History teacher does in her own time is her business. Not the best place to be doing that in front of pupils I admit, but as long as she is behaving with respectability and manners in school I can see the issue.

[loola30]

I went to a school where we were expected to stand for the teacher / ask to remove our blazers / adhere to a very strict uniform policy etc... The behaviour of the children and respect for the teachers was excellent, no doubt adding to the reasons it became one of the most sought-after schools in our area.

I now work at this school (not in a teaching position so I feel I'm a little more objective) and at some point over the last 20 years they've stopped standing for the teacher, uniform standards have slipped and kids seem to get away with murder. Are the two things related? Possibly not. But in my opinion, as soon as you start to let expectations and standards slip, the lack of respect for the teachers, poor behaviour and pride in the school itself is not far behind.

[tspill]

It is out dated - in the same way as good manners, basic respect, obedience to parents/teachers, discipline, being able to communicate with a people rather than devices etc., etc.