How bad is the word "ASS"

[Generic MALE]

I am on a break between semesters and I thought it would be a hoot to substitute teach. I end up in an 8th grade class. The other substitute warns me they are trouble.

They get out of hand, I have to take one boy outside in the hall to talk to him. While I am out there the class inside goes nuts-up, running around and yelling. I go back in, I am a bit steamed and tell them something like "You better sit your asses down, or you will regret getting up and coming to school this morning".

A bunch of the kids go and file a complaint on my for cussing. Now I have answering machine messages from the school board and am supposed to go talk to some uppity ups for the school district etc etc.

I was just going to substitute one day for the fun of it, before heading back to classes myself - and I am dealing with this sort of crap.

What pisses me off the most is the principal comes down at lunch and chews me out on it, and asks me to sign a confession. I told him no. He says its no big deal and that it would stop with the little talk between him and me, and go no further - but I get home and have all these messages from the school board. That pencil neck lied to me.

 

[Dougly]

Kids hate the sub. They're suppose to, or something. They just wanted to get you in trouble.

 

[BonerBoy]

lol, even the good kids fuck off when theres a sub

I don't know if ass is a swear word or not you should find out before this goes any further, if it is then you might as well tell em all to fuck off

 

[hardrock]

I think ass is a perfectly acceptable word to use with eigth grade students. I don't know your size, but if you're big, they were probably more scared than anything. Might have bruised their ego's a bit and they wantet to retaliate.

 

[flexygrl]

I think the issue is not that you said ass, but that you threatened them. You said sit your asses down or you will regret coming to school. That's a threat. How would you feel if someone said that to one of your kids?

 

[Generic MALE]

I don't consider myself big (cuz of some of the jacked guys on these boards) but you might be right....I am lean so my arms are very vascular and look bigger than they really are. In fact the kid I took out in the hall asked the first question in the class before it got out of hand "Why are you so buff?" - I did not answer it, just ignored his question. So yeah they might have perceived me as big.

I know they are supposed to hate the sub, I taught 5 different classes today and they all tried to pull tricks on me, but none of them got out of hand except this class.

I am going to go meet in private with the principal though. It really ticks me off that the SOB lied to me.

 

[bigschweeler]

Don't they say ass and bitch on TV now?

 

[Generic MALE]

I think the issue is not that you said ass, but that you threatened them. You said sit your asses down or you will regret coming to school. That's a threat. How would you feel if someone said that to one of your kids?

My kids are all in honors programs and are frequently student of the : month/semester/quarter (take your pick they have been all of these). My daughter has competed in national level art contests at school. My son in 7th grade does math on a "post high school level". My kids are rarely problems at school - they pull a bit of mischief - never have been flagrant in-your-face punks. WHY...... because they would regret getting up that morning and going to school if I found out!

A teacher better never HAVE to say something like that to my kids.

I want to meet with their parents. Those knuckleheads need a lesson ..... when other subs warn me about them they obviously have a reputation, and if that reputation goes on and on and on, then someone needs to do something. I wish I could have those kids on my own terms a few more days.

 

[p0ink]

god, we need more teachers like you who threaten some real discipline, not this 'let me get in touch with your feelings and understand you' bullshit.

'duuhhh...i don't get this math problem'
'that's ok, little johnny! there are never any wrong answers here! here, why don't you sit down and draw your feelings on paper with these nice, pretty colors

there is a reason public education is on a downward spiral.

 

[flexygrl]

GM,


I agree with you 100%, I am just telling you why everyone is making such a big deal about it. You can't even discipline your own child nowadays. Just trying to help!

 

[flexygrl]

Thanks!

 

[Generic MALE]

Thanks Flexy. By the way, I love your signature comment about "of all the passions that can take possession of the heart and mind...(or something like that, I paraphrase)."

 

[c-sharp minor]

These kids have it too easy.

Grab a kid by the arm and he's already running to the cops screaming "child abuse".

Bring back corporal punishment in schools I say.