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Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by Mindlog: 10:15am On Dec 27, 2022
spiritedtete:
The example shared is just like a normal happenings... there are worse things that happened. However learn more about reversed psychology. Read more on how to get white kids attention. Also note that their parents are the main instigator, they speak horrible things about blacks to their children in their homes. Nevertheless many white parents are as Dumb as zombies. They just want to feel superior when they see blacks. Like I said reversed psychology is their weakness. They are not so smart.

Explain how to apply reverse psychology within the context of the story, OP shared.

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Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by sukkot: 10:17am On Dec 27, 2022
BATified2023:
I get your point but they don’t joke with assault
every week in the uk one in 4 teachers get their ass whooped by children. 1 in 4 teachers every week get hot slaps from students. here is the link

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/apr/20/one-in-four-teachers-experience-violence-from-pupils-every-week

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Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by Evilstorm: 10:18am On Dec 27, 2022
Reference:


You went from an autocracy to a democracy and to you this is hell?

Africans are indeed emotionally unintelligent and poor organisers of workable societies. If they are not allowed to rule in feudal set ups they misfire. Is this the famed legacy of colonialism or what?

This has nothing to do with colonialism, our culture and traditions are different. A Chinese or Japanese would find the attitude of those students shocking. Do you know that in Japan, pupils are only taught on manners, respect and self discipline? They are mandated to clean their class room and to perform other non related formal educational activities in their childhood and the result has brought about one of the most organize set of citizens in the world. I'm sure you've heard about their exceptional conduct at Qatar during the world cup. This achievement boils down to their good educational system and it should be the one Africans should emulate. The western world is going crazy and we should not go down with them by copying and pasting.

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Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by nnamdi640: 10:18am On Dec 27, 2022
Agbadocassava:
You don’t need to go anywhere when Tinubu becomes the president, he values education and gives teachers priority.

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Obi value education more than Tinubu. When he was governor of Anambra State, the educational systems really improve in waec, they were one of the best.

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Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by Thazard(m): 10:19am On Dec 27, 2022
fernandoc:
If they want cruise we will cruise away their time after which I get paid in pounds sterling. If you ask if I’m an idiot I will answer it’s you father that’s an idiot.
gringringrin
Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by shantti(m): 10:21am On Dec 27, 2022
chloedogie:


LOL says someone who has never written a lesson note before.

Go into one of those classes with your own mentality and come back to share your experience with us. You don't know anything bro. In the next ten years, school education will be almost eradicated in the UK. Come and see how universities are closing down so many faculties and departments for undergraduate programs because no one is attending. Few of their kids go to the university.

If not for Africans and Indians trooping I to the country through postgraduate programs, most of their universities would have been more quiet than a cemetery.


U dey mind him.
People that have never taught for once in their lives will be here saying nonsense.

Let him go and teach just for an hour, he will see what we r facing as teachers.

Students enjoy humiliating teachers directly or indirectly. I remembered when i stammered just a little in class if you see the roars of humiliating laughter, in fact, the whole school had to enter my class to know what's wrong, and they joined in the laughter, I just stood there, hopelessly watching them laugh me.

U will be teaching and they will be hoping u make mistakes so they will disrupt d class with laughter. And I don't even flog.

Someone somewhere that have never entered d class will be capping bullshit about African teachers having primitive mentality yen yen yen, not knowing what we r passing through

Go and check where d idiot is working, it won't be surprising if he is d worst staff who doesn't know his job

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Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by sircatherine45(m): 10:21am On Dec 27, 2022
pacespot:
But reverse is the case in Africa especially in Nigeria. The lecturers are the gods here, even you will see a lecturer threatening the students that he can destroy their lives by awarding poor grades to them. Many female students are sexually harassed by their lecturers. Aside the racist aspect of this writer's story of being a teacher in the UK, I think it is an ideal environment to cultivate good rapports between students and teachers rather than the latter seeing themselves as gods to the former.

best comment so far

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Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by dejol88: 10:22am On Dec 27, 2022
ecolime:
£28,000 per year means a 'life of slavery' or 'lifetime rat race' What can £2,300 per month in UK do for you? The suffer no be small.

However, if you are a private school teacher in Naija, you can give it a consideration. For government teachers, you are much better off here.
28k per annum can’t even give 2.3k monthly.
After national insurance deductions and tax, maybe around 1.8k monthly.
If you live in london with such salary and a family to care for, the money no be anything.
28k was my first salary , I can tell you at the time, it was not funny with a family to care for.

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Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by ZombieSlayer1: 10:22am On Dec 27, 2022
Reference:


You went from an autocracy to a democracy and to you this is hell?

Africans are indeed emotionally unintelligent and poor organisers of workable societies. If they are not allowed to rule in feudal set ups they misfire. Is this the famed legacy of colonialism or what?
just look at the rubbish you just said. So this is all you can deduce from the post? You're a perfect definition of your post

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Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by cescky(m): 10:24am On Dec 27, 2022
obedience4:
Fake , there is no way ° a difference between a monkey and a black man will be on a UK school board

Lies lies lies

you seem to be a reallife monkey...you where not there when it happened but confidently say its a lie...in pulblic black footballers rashford etc are called monkeys, then an illitrate stays here and calls a story fake...omo

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Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by ibkayee(f): 10:26am On Dec 27, 2022
sukkot:
the uk is a land of unique circumstances. you raise your voice against children thats an assault. you may not do time in prison but you will do a few hours in a jail cell . and what do you mean no one can assault you and go free ? maybe in america but in the uk assault is no big deal like that . just depends on who is being assaulted. if its a white woman or children then they will make it a big deal. if its guys or immigrants ? its no big deal
Lol sukkot this your fear mongering grin

Teachers coming from Naija and going to the UK will be going from one extreme to another

You'll be going from a place where you essentially have free rein to assault a student under the name of 'discipline', to a place where teachers have minimal rights to enforce it and when they do it's heavily regulated

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Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by Desusi: 10:26am On Dec 27, 2022
Jokerman:
Lol...

Is this to scare the potential teaching applicants?

No,not at all.The op is super.lnfact,he has done a great job to prepare the intending teachers. There's a great difference between our lifestyles and the white people.The culture, traditions, mannerisms, social life and respects are completely contrary to ours.l remembered an incident of a white young man that walk to me, having shaked me,he said, you're not dirty afterall, he reached to my back towards my buttock to see whether l have tail and discovered none. He said, you're great! So you don't have tail.l thought you have one.They have heard so much tales about black people and so it alarms them when they have something to do with us.ln another occasion, l was riding a bike on a street of popular city in Germany, a woman and her daughter were coming on my opposite direction.The girl started crying the moment she saw me as if lam a ghost!Hmmm,l was greatly annoyed. Then the woman said, we are waiting for you, pls,go away fast now.

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Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by breeezefe: 10:27am On Dec 27, 2022
advanceDNA:


Relax....the portal will open to nigerians by february...

go and start preparing for your ielts, get ready money for tb test and police report....jappaa no easy oooo... and its not all course.... its more of ...maths, biology, physics, chemistry

Does require teaching license or qualifications?
Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by PlanktonX: 10:29am On Dec 27, 2022
When you hear massive employment here, first ask why others are avoiding it and the opening.

Even Oyinbo no fit tolerant their children nonsense, so they switch occupation and voooom, the doors are open for Africans.

Nigerian mama and papa, those kids na setup ooooo, another way to view how prison look like. Puking wey dey send their own papa and mama go prison go chop beans....eeeeh

If you think say Japa na the solution, wait till you go and spend years there, then you go understand the adage that " All that glitters is not gold"

Stay and make Nigeria a better place, vote Peter Obi or ask God for our own Moses. Oko eru yi Le pa yan oooo.

Oluwa, help Naija youths

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Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by Desusi: 10:30am On Dec 27, 2022
tishbite42:
How much everything go cost.
Can someone who studied Microbiology apply?
Why not?You're most needed. This is science base course now.
Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by sukkot: 10:32am On Dec 27, 2022
ibkayee:

Lol sukkot this your fear mongering grin

Teachers coming from Naija and going to the UK will be going from one extreme to another

You'll be going from a place where you essentially have free rein to assault a student under the name of 'discipline', to a place where teachers have minimal rights to enforce it and when they do it's heavily regulated




lol ibkayee fear mongering kwanu ? shocked

ok check this link out where it shows one in every 4 teachers collect hot wotowoto slaps from students EVERY WEEK in the uk shocked

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/apr/20/one-in-four-teachers-experience-violence-from-pupils-every-week

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Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by advanceDNA: 10:32am On Dec 27, 2022
breeezefe:


Does require teaching license or qualifications?

they mentioned u dont have to study education courses.....but u must have been teaching in state schools which means u licence will be involved...
Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by Obaaderemi2: 10:33am On Dec 27, 2022
Naijiriana:

…Sweetheart? Lmao, you go just land for jail one time.
grin
Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by Logfunk: 10:34am On Dec 27, 2022
One day you'll be here and you'll see for yourself, na your type depression dey quick hold because you no dey hear word



GloriousGbola:
When you get to a place where authority is not by physical intimidation.

Someone goes abroad and says the culture is so strange.

Better stay in your place where the culture is normal and everyone is a bully

Nonsense.

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Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by KosiGee(m): 10:35am On Dec 27, 2022
obedience4:
Fake , there is no way ° a difference between a monkey and a black man will be on a UK school board

Lies lies lies

I thought the same. I didn’t believe such offensive statement would be written on the board and the teacher would not complain Ti the head teacher or invite another colleague to witness that…she instead decided to turn her back and wipe it off. Loads of rubbish. Where was this copied from? Source?

Her bag was thrown out the classroom and not a single student was with her in that when they were queried. Nonsense.

Hackney, London can be difficult place to live or teach…lots of Nigerians and Caribbeans there. Home to some of gangs causing trouble in East London as well but the schools are not as bad as it’s being painted here. There are lots of very hard working children of Nigerian parents there who want to excel and who still fear and respect their parents and elders especially teachers.

For those who don’t know Hackney, it’s not far from Stratford, site of the London Olympic stadium and it was home to Matthew Ashimolowo’s KICC church.

There are challenges being a teacher in the Uk but I disagree with the picture painted by the op.

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Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by GGirll: 10:35am On Dec 27, 2022
advanceDNA:


Relax....the portal will open to nigerians by february...

go and start preparing for your ielts, get ready money for tb test and police report....jappaa no easy oooo... and its not all course.... its more of ...maths, biology, physics, chemistry

I have degrees in biology and botany what's your advise for me sir?
Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by monerozi5590: 10:36am On Dec 27, 2022
ecolime:
£28,000 per year means a 'life of slavery' or 'lifetime rat race' What can £2,300 per month in UK do for you? The suffer no be small.

However, if you are a private school teacher in Naija, you can give it a consideration. For government teachers, you are much better off here.


Lol. How much government schools d pay?..
Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by jedisco(m): 10:36am On Dec 27, 2022
juman:
A teacher in nigeria that is doing side business, a hardworking person, would be successful than most people living abroad.
FACT.


What's percentage of Nigerians live abroad?

What the latest amount of remittance Nigeria receives from its diasporeans yearly?

What is the annual budget of Nigeria?

FYI, Nigerians living abroad who equate to less than 1% send back over 50% of our budget.

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Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by Krak(m): 10:38am On Dec 27, 2022
Jokerman:
Lol...

Is this to scare the potential teaching applicants?

The writeup is 100 percent correct. I know someone who was a teacher in the UK several years ago. The person was severely traumatized by the experience as a teacher. I don't want to say much, but that writeup is very correct.

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Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by Hoelujohn: 10:38am On Dec 27, 2022
Mumusaphire:
yes. Not only in UK ma. Even here in Nigeria private schools, u dare not touch the students. During our own time, we fear our teachers, but now, students don't fear teachers again. They spoiled them finished just because they want their parents money. No discipline again. Many of them pass in d class not because they know book, but money buys them d result.
Tales by moonlight. Which money dey buy result? The excuse we do give back then that teacher has sold our results hence the reason for our bad grades.
Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by ibkayee(f): 10:38am On Dec 27, 2022
sukkot:
lol ibkayee fear mongering kwanu ? shocked

ok check this link out where it shows one in every 4 teachers collect hot wotowoto slaps from students EVERY WEEK in the uk shocked

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/apr/20/one-in-four-teachers-experience-violence-from-pupils-every-week
Lol I think it depends on the type of school, teachers will have different experiences at a normal state school vs grammar school vs private. This sounds like something more likely to happen in a normal state school in a 'not so great' area
Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by K1995: 10:38am On Dec 27, 2022
IyaTola:
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A TEACHER IN THE UK?

Being a teacher in the UK is a horrible experience — it is a taste of hell.
I was a teacher in Zimbabwe for over 10 years.

I loved my work; I remember assemblies where children would greet us in chorus.
I was proud to be a teacher.

Our students would salute and greet us on the streets, showing us respect.
A misbehaving pupil would hide, show remorse on being found out.

The day I left for the UK, I was excited and convinced that I would make an impact as a teacher in the land of the Queen.

According to Mhofu from Luton, teaching in the UK is no walk in the park.
Mhofu: “You know, if it wasn’t for teaching, I probably wouldn’t have travelled as much as I did. It was the teaching that got me around the world. But here in the UK, I got a rude awakening.

I got a teaching job at a school in Luton which was touted to be one of the best schools. I was grateful and overjoyed. On my first day in class the children looked at me as if they were seeing a ghost. One child raised his hand and said to me: ‘Are you an idiot’.
I was shocked; I was a teacher.

I looked at the child and wanted to hit him but I had been warned never to touch a child or I would die in prison. I pretended I had not heard the child then I heard another say: ‘Hey, are you deaf?’ I was so angry and I walked out to make a complaint to the teacher-in -charge. As I stepped out, the classroom broke into uncontrollable laughter. I had never been insulted by a child and let alone a white one. I was so angry l started shaking.

I walked into the teacher-in-charge’s office. He looked at me and said go and control your class first. I walked back in the class and everything that followed made me sick to my gut. I just had to leave the classroom as l did not trust myself not to take my typical ‘teacher action’ against these wayward children. I went home.

I got a call from the school which informed me that I had been fired because I had no confidence and skills of dealing with children.
I then got another job as a teacher. This time, I was called a ‘supply teacher’ who is equivalent to a temporary teacher. The only difference is a supply teacher is a qualified teacher.

I arrived at the school, this time determined to bring some order. As I walked into the classroom, I saw, on the green board, an offensive statement. It was a question: ‘What’s the difference between a monkey and a blackman?’

Just below it was an answer: ‘At least a monkey can climb trees.’ When I asked who wrote that in a very angry voice, the class remained silent.

I turned to the board to rub the offending statement. When I was done and turned to the class, I saw my bag fly out of the window.
I got angry and shouted at the class. The head-teacher and a few other teachers rushed to the class. The pupils all rushed to one corner and on seeing the headmaster, they started screaming.

The headmaster, in front of the children told me I was intimidating the kids and making the learning environment a war zone. I told him they had thrown my bag out of the window and had written racist remarks on the board.

The head-teacher said he could see nothing on the board and the kids shouted that they had thrown it out after I had tried to hit them with it. I was asked to go home and reflect on my teaching skills.

The classroom is controlled by children; you must do what they want and you must not dictate to them. The head takes the word of the child against yours. Now I am working towards extracting myself from a career I was passionate about and I ask myself why?

Those who are thinking of teaching here must brace themselves for a torrid time.” According to Paul Taruvinga: I had my interview with a teaching agency in the UK before I finished University.

I was accepted and so when I arrived in London in 2003 on my UK working holiday visa, I was ready to start my teaching career in Hackney, East London, an area I was soon to discover to be one of London’s most challenging.

I wasn’t quite ready to settle into a full time job so I went straight for the supply (casual, substitute) teaching. This meant I was running all over the East End, going to different schools every day. It was a great way for me to get to know the city.

It was also a fantastic way for me to learn how to be an adaptable teacher – different students, different classes every day.

One day I was called to the headmaster’s office; I was informed that a child had complained that I speak so loud that the child is now having sleepless nights. I was asked to lower my voice or I would be sued if the child went deaf.

I am not a loud speaker; I was shocked. I could not answer. Then one day I was accused of sexual abuse. I was alleged to have touched a girl-child on the shoulder. I was told any form of touching was abuse. I was suspended.

After three months of no pay, I was reinstated. I now hate teaching with a passion.”

John Dickson: “l was reprimanded for calling a child ‘my son’. When I came to school the following day there was a fuming parent who said to me: ‘Hey, my son has a father at this school now!’

I said I didn’t know about that and then she accused me of calling him ‘my son’ the previous day in class. I went numb.

She went to the head and I was seriously admonished.” The culture here is so strange. There is nothing like stopping students from throwing chairs at each other. The schools here are a complete opposite of the schools back home. Teaching is a nightmare here.
It is the most stressful job in the UK.

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guy,this is hell

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Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by bonnyhope: 10:39am On Dec 27, 2022
IyaTola:
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A TEACHER IN THE UK?

Being a teacher in the UK is a horrible experience — it is a taste of hell.
I was a teacher in Zimbabwe for over 10 years.

I loved my work; I remember assemblies where children would greet us in chorus.
I was proud to be a teacher.

Our students would salute and greet us on the streets, showing us respect.
A misbehaving pupil would hide, show remorse on being found out.

The day I left for the UK, I was excited and convinced that I would make an impact as a teacher in the land of the Queen.

According to Mhofu from Luton, teaching in the UK is no walk in the park.
Mhofu: “You know, if it wasn’t for teaching, I probably wouldn’t have travelled as much as I did. It was the teaching that got me around the world. But here in the UK, I got a rude awakening.

I got a teaching job at a school in Luton which was touted to be one of the best schools. I was grateful and overjoyed. On my first day in class the children looked at me as if they were seeing a ghost. One child raised his hand and said to me: ‘Are you an idiot’.
I was shocked; I was a teacher.

I looked at the child and wanted to hit him but I had been warned never to touch a child or I would die in prison. I pretended I had not heard the child then I heard another say: ‘Hey, are you deaf?’ I was so angry and I walked out to make a complaint to the teacher-in -charge. As I stepped out, the classroom broke into uncontrollable laughter. I had never been insulted by a child and let alone a white one. I was so angry l started shaking.

I walked into the teacher-in-charge’s office. He looked at me and said go and control your class first. I walked back in the class and everything that followed made me sick to my gut. I just had to leave the classroom as l did not trust myself not to take my typical ‘teacher action’ against these wayward children. I went home.

I got a call from the school which informed me that I had been fired because I had no confidence and skills of dealing with children.
I then got another job as a teacher. This time, I was called a ‘supply teacher’ who is equivalent to a temporary teacher. The only difference is a supply teacher is a qualified teacher.

I arrived at the school, this time determined to bring some order. As I walked into the classroom, I saw, on the green board, an offensive statement. It was a question: ‘What’s the difference between a monkey and a blackman?’

Just below it was an answer: ‘At least a monkey can climb trees.’ When I asked who wrote that in a very angry voice, the class remained silent.

I turned to the board to rub the offending statement. When I was done and turned to the class, I saw my bag fly out of the window.
I got angry and shouted at the class. The head-teacher and a few other teachers rushed to the class. The pupils all rushed to one corner and on seeing the headmaster, they started screaming.

The headmaster, in front of the children told me I was intimidating the kids and making the learning environment a war zone. I told him they had thrown my bag out of the window and had written racist remarks on the board.

The head-teacher said he could see nothing on the board and the kids shouted that they had thrown it out after I had tried to hit them with it. I was asked to go home and reflect on my teaching skills.

The classroom is controlled by children; you must do what they want and you must not dictate to them. The head takes the word of the child against yours. Now I am working towards extracting myself from a career I was passionate about and I ask myself why?

Those who are thinking of teaching here must brace themselves for a torrid time.” According to Paul Taruvinga: I had my interview with a teaching agency in the UK before I finished University.

I was accepted and so when I arrived in London in 2003 on my UK working holiday visa, I was ready to start my teaching career in Hackney, East London, an area I was soon to discover to be one of London’s most challenging.

I wasn’t quite ready to settle into a full time job so I went straight for the supply (casual, substitute) teaching. This meant I was running all over the East End, going to different schools every day. It was a great way for me to get to know the city.

It was also a fantastic way for me to learn how to be an adaptable teacher – different students, different classes every day.

One day I was called to the headmaster’s office; I was informed that a child had complained that I speak so loud that the child is now having sleepless nights. I was asked to lower my voice or I would be sued if the child went deaf.

I am not a loud speaker; I was shocked. I could not answer. Then one day I was accused of sexual abuse. I was alleged to have touched a girl-child on the shoulder. I was told any form of touching was abuse. I was suspended.

After three months of no pay, I was reinstated. I now hate teaching with a passion.”

John Dickson: “l was reprimanded for calling a child ‘my son’. When I came to school the following day there was a fuming parent who said to me: ‘Hey, my son has a father at this school now!’

I said I didn’t know about that and then she accused me of calling him ‘my son’ the previous day in class. I went numb.

She went to the head and I was seriously admonished.” The culture here is so strange. There is nothing like stopping students from throwing chairs at each other. The schools here are a complete opposite of the schools back home. Teaching is a nightmare here.
It is the most stressful job in the UK.

Copied!
grin grin

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Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by advanceDNA: 10:42am On Dec 27, 2022
GGirll:


I have degrees in biology and botany what's your advise for me sir?

Advise...if u are teacher and intersted..apply if u wish to migrate..

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Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by Creativity22: 10:43am On Dec 27, 2022
Reference:


You went from an autocracy to a democracy and to you this is hell?

Africans are indeed emotionally unintelligent and poor organisers of workable societies. If they are not allowed to rule in feudal set ups they misfire. Is this the famed legacy of colonialism or what?
My friend go and sit your silly ass down. Every rational humans knows that the west take this too far. We understand that our system is messed up, but when there is no sort of punishment to serve as deterrent to kids. They will ALWAYS take advantage of that

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Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by sukkot: 10:44am On Dec 27, 2022
ibkayee:

Lol I think it depends on the type of school, teachers will have different experiences at a normal state school vs grammar school vs private. This sounds like something more likely to happen in a normal state school in a 'not so great' area

nna mayneeeeeeeeee all the kids are the same. whether na grammar or normal or private school. all spoilt brats with a sense of superiority to any other race and they are ready to give you wotowoto especially if you are from africa cheesy

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Re: What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher In The Uk? by disneyjdkeyz(m): 10:45am On Dec 27, 2022
It's already happening here in one state in Nigeria , all these characteristics listed above has already started playing out in a particular state government schools, where they hv introduced no compral punishment in the school's, the students re already going warward, very soon they will start behaving like this UK kids, I rather teach in the UK even if they insult me I go bear am, staying in Nigeria is already an insult
IyaTola:
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A TEACHER IN THE UK?

Being a teacher in the UK is a horrible experience — it is a taste of hell.
I was a teacher in Zimbabwe for over 10 years.

I loved my work; I remember assemblies where children would greet us in chorus.
I was proud to be a teacher.

Our students would salute and greet us on the streets, showing us respect.
A misbehaving pupil would hide, show remorse on being found out.

The day I left for the UK, I was excited and convinced that I would make an impact as a teacher in the land of the Queen.

According to Mhofu from Luton, teaching in the UK is no walk in the park.
Mhofu: “You know, if it wasn’t for teaching, I probably wouldn’t have travelled as much as I did. It was the teaching that got me around the world. But here in the UK, I got a rude awakening.

I got a teaching job at a school in Luton which was touted to be one of the best schools. I was grateful and overjoyed. On my first day in class the children looked at me as if they were seeing a ghost. One child raised his hand and said to me: ‘Are you an idiot’.
I was shocked; I was a teacher.

I looked at the child and wanted to hit him but I had been warned never to touch a child or I would die in prison. I pretended I had not heard the child then I heard another say: ‘Hey, are you deaf?’ I was so angry and I walked out to make a complaint to the teacher-in -charge. As I stepped out, the classroom broke into uncontrollable laughter. I had never been insulted by a child and let alone a white one. I was so angry l started shaking.

I walked into the teacher-in-charge’s office. He looked at me and said go and control your class first. I walked back in the class and everything that followed made me sick to my gut. I just had to leave the classroom as l did not trust myself not to take my typical ‘teacher action’ against these wayward children. I went home.

I got a call from the school which informed me that I had been fired because I had no confidence and skills of dealing with children.
I then got another job as a teacher. This time, I was called a ‘supply teacher’ who is equivalent to a temporary teacher. The only difference is a supply teacher is a qualified teacher.

I arrived at the school, this time determined to bring some order. As I walked into the classroom, I saw, on the green board, an offensive statement. It was a question: ‘What’s the difference between a monkey and a blackman?’

Just below it was an answer: ‘At least a monkey can climb trees.’ When I asked who wrote that in a very angry voice, the class remained silent.

I turned to the board to rub the offending statement. When I was done and turned to the class, I saw my bag fly out of the window.
I got angry and shouted at the class. The head-teacher and a few other teachers rushed to the class. The pupils all rushed to one corner and on seeing the headmaster, they started screaming.

The headmaster, in front of the children told me I was intimidating the kids and making the learning environment a war zone. I told him they had thrown my bag out of the window and had written racist remarks on the board.

The head-teacher said he could see nothing on the board and the kids shouted that they had thrown it out after I had tried to hit them with it. I was asked to go home and reflect on my teaching skills.

The classroom is controlled by children; you must do what they want and you must not dictate to them. The head takes the word of the child against yours. Now I am working towards extracting myself from a career I was passionate about and I ask myself why?

Those who are thinking of teaching here must brace themselves for a torrid time.” According to Paul Taruvinga: I had my interview with a teaching agency in the UK before I finished University.

I was accepted and so when I arrived in London in 2003 on my UK working holiday visa, I was ready to start my teaching career in Hackney, East London, an area I was soon to discover to be one of London’s most challenging.

I wasn’t quite ready to settle into a full time job so I went straight for the supply (casual, substitute) teaching. This meant I was running all over the East End, going to different schools every day. It was a great way for me to get to know the city.

It was also a fantastic way for me to learn how to be an adaptable teacher – different students, different classes every day.

One day I was called to the headmaster’s office; I was informed that a child had complained that I speak so loud that the child is now having sleepless nights. I was asked to lower my voice or I would be sued if the child went deaf.

I am not a loud speaker; I was shocked. I could not answer. Then one day I was accused of sexual abuse. I was alleged to have touched a girl-child on the shoulder. I was told any form of touching was abuse. I was suspended.

After three months of no pay, I was reinstated. I now hate teaching with a passion.”

John Dickson: “l was reprimanded for calling a child ‘my son’. When I came to school the following day there was a fuming parent who said to me: ‘Hey, my son has a father at this school now!’

I said I didn’t know about that and then she accused me of calling him ‘my son’ the previous day in class. I went numb.

She went to the head and I was seriously admonished.” The culture here is so strange. There is nothing like stopping students from throwing chairs at each other. The schools here are a complete opposite of the schools back home. Teaching is a nightmare here.
It is the most stressful job in the UK.

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