Teachers bullying teachers. Sadly, it’s more common than we know. There are many testimonials out there of good teachers, the best of the best, who have told their stories of horrific bullying by other school staff members. Here are the details of what bullied teachers endure.
Teaching is not only thankless but also dangerous in times like these. In fact, teachers should get hazard pay, maybe even combat pay! With the school climate what it is today, teachers risk being harmed, maimed, also murdered, and many don’t make it to retirement.
Therefore, in this post, you will learn about teachers bullying teachers and the hell they go through at work. Moreover, if you’re a teacher who is enduring this kind of evil, there are things you can do to fight back successfully.
Once you learn about this horrible epidemic, you will have the tools needed to combat the bullying you suffer. Also, if you aren’t a teacher, you will get a glimpse into the life of a bullied teacher.
Teachers bullying teachers
Many teachers have quit and opted for second careers because of the many issues in schools and communities. Can you blame them?
Moreover, teachers get paid a pittance for what they must put up with every day. Moreover, they don’t get the support from parents, principals, and higher school officials they did decades ago.
Also, teacher’s unions are a complete joke! They don’t care about the kids much less the teachers. In my not-so-humble opinion, teacher’s unions are a big money racket and political activist group! I wouldn’t be a teacher if someone offered me triple the salary!
Along with crappy pay, teachers are held responsible for the poor performance and failing grades of their students. Moreover, let’s be real here. Many kids are lazy, and many parents are too busy being the child’s BFF rather than being a parent. They’re to distracted to make their children hit the books.
Therefore, why is this the teacher’s fault?
A teacher’s workload
Teachers also have a truckload of homework themselves. How? You may ask.
Most must grade test papers and assignments at home, on their own time. And many parents can’t buy the necessary school supplies for their children to bring to class. Therefore, it’s the teachers who end up having to dig into their own pockets to provide for these kids.
Couple that with the shoddy pay, and these teachers get a pretty raw deal.
Teachers bullying Teachers:
Teachers Who Suffer Bullying
Many teachers also endure bullying. And not only by their fellow teachers and staff but by students and their parents as well.
Therefore, when it’s the child who bullies the teacher, how’s that teacher supposed to handle it effectively without support from the principal, the school district, and parents?
Many bullied teachers are also bullied by parents.
A lot of kids are disrespectful and unruly these days. Many of today’s parents have an overinflated sense of entitlement.
Therefore, it makes sense that they would raise kids with the same pathetic attitude.
Lots of times, the parents will overlook their child’s behavior at school. Even worse, some even encourage it because they feel that their child is “entitled” act how they want.
And when the teacher calls the child out, the parent feels they transgressed against their kid somehow.
Also, schools and their districts often encourage teachers to give the kid a passing grade even if the student doesn’t earn it. Why?
Because they want to keep the school’s performance ratings up and the government off their backs.
Therefore, if the teacher happens to be an honest person and doesn’t comply, she’s fired.
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Honest Teachers’ hands tied.
I’ve both heard and read of instances when the teacher disciplined a student for disruptive behavior. The teacher only made the child leave the classroom and stand in the hall or sent the kid to the principal’s office.
As a result, an angry and hostile parent confronted them later.
Moreover, there are stories out there which tell of incidences when a student failed a test and the teacher gave the kid a bad grade. Mind you, this was a grade the child deserved.
Sadly, an enraged parent stormed into their classroom the next day, demanding to know why. Some parents go so far as to threaten physical harm!
Is it any wonder where bullies get their atrocious behavior from? They learn it from watching their parents and siblings.
Kids, especially those who are bullies, are smarter then you think.
Understand that kids aren’t as clueless as many want to believe, especially kids who bully. Moreover, these kids are often socially intelligent beyond their years, and they pick up on these things. And these things are those that other kids their age often miss.
These children know that these days, teachers can’t do much about their bad behavior. Therefore, they take full advantage of it. It’s just what kids do.
Pushing boundaries to see what you can get away with is only a part of being a kid. Kids do either what their parents allow or aren’t aware of. And again, they imitate what they see at home and what they see peers do.
Consequently, teachers don’t get near the support they should. Is it any wonder there’s a mass shortage of teachers in this country? And I can’t say that I blame most people for not wanting to have a career in teaching.
Teacher on Teacher Bullying:
Unfortunately, Bullying in schools is not only among kids, teachers also bully other teachers.
Teacher on teacher bullying is more common than we realize. Moreover, there are millions of educators who live in fear of confrontation, ridicule, and being defamed in the community.
Moreover, those who endure bullying at work are mostly the best teachers who love children and want to make a difference in their lives.
And sadly, just like in any other case of workplace bullying, other teachers and even principals and school boards bully these teachers out of jealousy and competition.
Many of these bullied educators are people who are well-liked by students and parents. Other school officials hear kids and parents praise the good teacher and immediately envy the poor person.
Realize that bullies, especially workplace bullies, despise competition. In other words, they abhor anyone in the profession who outshines them or steals the spotlight away from them.
Therefore, they retaliate against the star worker because they feel as if this person makes them look less than. Also, they do it to preserve their ego.
Like all bullies, Bullying teachers have big egos.
It takes a special kind of person to be a teacher in today’s world. If you’re one of those brave, caring, and awesome people, know you have my utmost respect.
Know that the hard work and sacrifices you make haven’t gone unnoticed. You are one in a million and though you may not know it, I and so many others salute you!
This post was all about teachers bullying teachers and why they do it so that you can know the intentions behind the bullying if you’re a teacher who suffers workplace bullying.
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