Buck Rodgers of Sydney, Reader's Comment 19 of 25, Millions wasted training teac

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Buck Rodgers of Sydney, Reader's Comment 19 of 25, Millions wasted training teachers, Justine Ferrari, The Australian, 25 March 2013 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/education/millions-wasted-training-teachers/story-fn59nlz9-1226605045315 Historical link preserved from the original page.

NSW Constable Shannon Thomson: NSW schools are adopting a policy of ensuring no teacher is left alone with a child or a parent.

Constable Shannon Thomson, who liaises with New South Wales schools, says NSW schools are adopting a policy of refusing one-on-one discussions with students and parents, to ensure no teacher is alone and left open to allegations of inappropriate behaviour.

If a teacher is bringing a student into the office to speak to them about behaviour, they are at a stage now where they bring two teachers for the one student to ensure that nothing untoward is going to be reported about them, " Constable Thomson said.

A lot of parents these days, they tend to take the side of their child as opposed to what the teacher is telling them, " he said.

Some parents can become quite confronting in their approach to staff so having two staff members there is beneficial; one for the allegations and two, it makes staff members feel safer around some of these parents.

Assault claims hitting schools, Briana Domjen, The Sunday Telegraph, 2 December 2012: http://www.news.com.au/national/assault-claims-hitting-schools/story-fndo4bst-1226528143848 Historical link preserved from the original page.

NSW Solicitor Ian Collins: all NSW teachers are aware that, if a student makes a false allegation against you, the department goes into automatic mode and you are stood down.

NSW Solicitor Ian Collins (4/2 Gang Gang Street, Katoomba, ph 02 4782 5015), who specialises in teachers' cases, said false claims of misconduct made by students and parents are a common occurrence

This is something all teachers are aware of now, " Mr Collins said. "It's about the perception the department is not assisting or protecting its teachers and... there is a feeling of lack of confidence of how it is going to be managed.

Teachers know they won't be backed up.

A child makes an allegation, the department goes into automatic mode and you are basically stood down, the word goes around all the students so your reputation is already damaged.

New South Wales: parents violently attack teachers.

A New South Wales mother allegedly verbally abused a female teacher in the library.

Then she grabbed her by the throat.

In another outburst, the mother of a New South Wales North Coast student allegedly violently and repeatedly punched, kicked and scratched her school's principal within full view of students.

Vigilante parents attack school bullies, Briana Domjen, the Sunday Telegraph, 18 November 2012 http://www.news.com.au/national/vigilante-parents-attack-bullies/story-fndo4bst-1226518682274 Historical link preserved from the original page.

NSW teacher: my job as a teacher is much more difficult than when I was a computer programmer.

As a teacher, my job is much more difficult than when I was a computer programmer - then, I could come in, sit quietly all day, choose my own work, work at my own pace, no disturbance, choose my own holiday dates [cheaper off-peak], and leave when I liked.

Now, as a teacher, my roster is set for me, random hours, constant new subjects I've never taught before requiring hundreds of hours of preparation.

Then in-class constant interruptions - a typical start of class is responding to three questions from students while dealing with a computer problem, then as soon as I sit down a random student walks in and says 'remember our conversation? ' [from 2 weeks ago!].

No - I don't.

And I'm busy, distracted, and trying start a class with bored, distracted and late students wandering in further disrupting the class while I try to introduce a topic.