Grad Teacher of Melbourne, Reader's Comment, Teachers seeing no future in state

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Grad Teacher of Melbourne, Reader's Comment, Teachers seeing no future in state system, Jewel Topsfield and Bianca Hall, The Age, 30 May 2012: http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/teachers-seeing-no-future-in-state-system-20120529-1zhfz.html Historical link preserved from the original page.

Melbourne teacher: I have taught at two schools where I have been constantly bullied, threatened with physical violence and had things thrown ay me. I will not be going back to the state school system.

I am a teacher.

After working in two schools where I have been constantly bullied, threatened with physical violence and had things thrown at me, I will not be going back to the state system.

Students are continually allowed to get away with violence towards other students and teachers, with the excuse that having a terrible home life lets you off the hook.

I will never put my kids in a public school or subject myself to such abuse again.

If we are not careful we will end up like the U. K with the gap between private and public widening to the extent that social classes no longer mix.

Half of my friends were brought up in violent homes but weren't given excuses but consequences for their actions.

My friends treated adults with respect.

Violence doesn't breed violence, making excuses for violence does.

Schatje of Melbourne, Teachers seeing no future in state system, Jewel Topsfield and Bianca Hall, The Age, 30 May 2012: http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/teachers-seeing-no-future-in-state-system-20120529-1zhfz.html Historical link preserved from the original page.

Victorian Secondary College: Student throws chair at teacher. Parent blames teacher.

I work in the office at a secondary college.

It is ridiculous what parents 'expect' from teachers.

Students are rude to the teachers with parents backing their child all the way.

In one incident a teacher asked a student for their homework and the student retaliated by throwing a chair at them and hitting them with it.

The parent then said it was the teachers fault for 'antagonising' him and putting too much pressure on him (with a one page homework assignment).