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 to hear about

* different types of neglectful parenting and the surprising ways they can manifest in a classroom

* the joys — and limitations — of “revenge fantasies”

* the perils of fusing one’s reputation as a teacher to the behavior of one’s students

* how to turn wrath into calm, effective action

* the type of support that can help teachers “drain the swamp” and bring their better selves back to the classroom

I’d love to hear your story of a class’s abominable behavior towards a sub or anyone else! Just click on Share a Story on my Substack home page and write to your heart’s content. It’s totally confidential! And maybe we can work together to come to a completely unexpected understanding of your situation.

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Credits:

Founder and Host: Betsy Burris

Producer: Jullian Androkae

Music: Tom Burris/Jabbering Trout

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