hev Report post Posted February 7, 2007 (edited) steve going in tomorrow after his 5 day suspension for wrecking the classroom,they sent him work home and i got a letter formally telling me,when i say hope he behaves i think i should say hope he copes,when school phoned they said he had some staff in tears,i think maybe thats a bit dramatic but them naybe im used to his behaviour,do you think its usual for staff to cry? Edited February 7, 2007 by hev Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kazzen161 Report post Posted February 7, 2007 Having just started work as an LSA in a school with several challenging children and as a Governor in another school - I have to say yes. I suppose they are not used to that sort of behaviour. Karen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krystaltps Report post Posted February 7, 2007 Staff at my school are frequently in tears But surely they need to look at how your lad is being supported and deal with the issues that are causing him to become so stressed? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pepper Report post Posted February 7, 2007 steve going in tomorrow after his 5 day suspension for wrecking the classroom,they sent him work home and i got a letter formally telling me,when i say hope he behaves i think i should say hope he copes,when school phoned they said he had some staff in tears,i think maybe thats a bit dramatic but them naybe im used to his behaviour,do you think its usual for staff to cry? i think, whats more worrying dear, if they cant cope? how the hell are u?! like we dont face this day after day ! grrrrrrrrrrrrrr Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
desperate Report post Posted February 8, 2007 I work in a school for children with severe autism and severe learning difficulties and I have to say that I very often go home in tears. As much as i love the work, and it's the children I want to work with it can be very difficult to see them so distressed that they are damaging themselves or damaging property. I can honestly say that there are very few days when I am not thumped, bitten, kicked or have my hair pulled. With the best will in the world, and all the understanding in the world for the children's high levels of anxiety and confusion, these things are so upsetting that you end in tears. This never means though, that you are not 100% behind supporting the kids, it's just part of the natural gambit of emotions that all humans will go through when witnessing or being on the receiving end of these very difficult behaviours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loulou Report post Posted February 9, 2007 Hi Hev, Hope it went well when Steve went back to school. I was just thinking, maybe it's better for the staff to be in tears rather than them shouting or having no emotional response? It must be an extremely difficult job, i often find myself asking Kai's teachers how they don't go insane looking after a load of ADHD/ASD/EBD boys every day. Just looking after ONE is hard for me, imagine a class of 8 of them . Loulou xx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
