This is another episode in our inadvertent series on teachers who handle badly behaving classes in novel ways! This time Pamela brings her wrath at a class of all boys to a Teacher Support Group and, after exhibiting her own resistance to different interpretations, decides to try something she would never have tried if left to her own devices.
Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
We discuss:
Neglectful Parenting: Understanding how different home environments manifest as disruptive school behavior.
“Revenge Fantasies”: Exploring the psychological relief, and the hidden traps, of wanting to punish difficult students.
Your Reputation: The perils of fusing one’s reputation as a teacher to the behavior of one’s students.
From Wrath to Calm Action: Practical psychodynamic techniques to transform teacher anger into productive classroom leadership.
Draining the Emotional Swamp: Finding the right professional support to recover from burnout and return to your better self.
Got a story to share? I’d love to hear your story of a class’s abominable behavior towards a sub or anyone else! Leave me a voicemail at (413) 239-4158 and we might feature your perspective in a future episode!
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Credits
Founder and Host: Betsy Burris
Producer: Jullian Androkae of PodVision
Music: Thom Burris/Jabbering Trout
