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Ok so some of you know i've been doing my student teaching, I absolutley love it!! This is why I haven't been on BN much I just have no time anymore. I'm teaching High School English in an inner city school so it's quite the experience but I LOVE it!

So today for the first time one of the young men got busted by the other teacher in the classroom passing a naughty note about the student teacher...ME!!! Little perv.

So my question to all of you teachers out there is what on Earth am I getting myself into?? We didn't say anything to the kid really other than that it was inappropriate but how would you handle something like that?? He didn't need to be in trouble he was already embarrassed enought that I read it

Melissa you are gonna be a great teacher!!! You have nothing to worry about!!!

Thanks buddy

Anytime sweet one. But you should make that kid pay!!! If I were you I'd tie him to the goalpost and let the school QB use him as target practice!!! Or is that too severe?

Melissa... gurl, you have no idea how much I know how you feel!

When I did my student teaching, I had a similar issue... I think because I was only 22, a few of the senior guys thought it was cool to hang around in my homeroom... or around me in the hall... or in the gym... you get the picture. I was actually teaching freshman so pretty soon those boys took a cue from the seniors and were hanging around me too. They would grill me on what I did on the weekends, where I went, who I hung out with, etc... all the while assuming (correctly) that I was out at the bar, drinking, etc in my free time/weekends. It was all very cute and flattering, but it made me VERY nervous if they ever found out anything about me to hold over me since I NEVER confirmed any of their suspicions about my personal life. I didn't want rumors to start and have them influence the administrators and what kind of teacher they thought I was. What made it worse was when I was a bridesmaid and my corresponding groomsman, the brother of my friend, the bride, was just a year out of high school. I had a great time dancing and drinking at the wedding and towards the end, I notice some of the senior boys that hung out in my homeroom showed up at the wedding to hang out with afformentioned groomsman and were witnessing me completely wasted! That made for a very uncomfortable morning the following Monday... shortly thereafter, one of those senior boys stops me in the middle of the hall during passing period, gets down on one knee and asks if I'll go to prom with him. Needless to say, I was mortified and obviously didn't go.

And I never taught again... it just wasn't my thing... (But I'm very confident that you'll be a fabulous teacher, Melissa!)

Geeezzz!!! Yer only in student teaching! I thought you were supposed to wait until you had tenure to start flirting with the students!!!

Just Kidding!!!!

No really.... Don't let us hear about it on the national news...!!!

Just remember they are Adolescent boys with raging hormones..... So not a whole lot of thinking is going on there......

iuparrothead wrote:Melissa... gurl, you have no idea how much I know how you feel!

When I did my student teaching, I had a similar issue... I think because I was only 22, a few of the senior guys thought it was cool to hang around in my homeroom... or around me in the hall... or in the gym... you get the picture. I was actually teaching freshman so pretty soon those boys took a cue from the seniors and were hanging around me too. They would grill me on what I did on the weekends, where I went, who I hung out with, etc... all the while assuming (correctly) that I was out at the bar, drinking, etc in my free time/weekends. It was all very cute and flattering, but it made me VERY nervous if they ever found out anything about me to hold over me since I NEVER confirmed any of their suspicions about my personal life. I didn't want rumors to start and have them influence the administrators and what kind of teacher they thought I was. What made it worse was when I was a bridesmaid and my corresponding groomsman, the brother of my friend, the bride, was just a year out of high school. I had a great time dancing and drinking at the wedding and towards the end, I notice some of the senior boys that hung out in my homeroom showed up at the wedding to hang out with afformentioned groomsman and were witnessing me completely wasted! That made for a very uncomfortable morning the following Monday... shortly thereafter, one of those senior boys stops me in the middle of the hall during passing period, gets down on one knee and asks if I'll go to prom with him. Needless to say, I was mortified and obviously didn't go.

And I never taught again... it just wasn't my thing... (But I'm very confident that you'll be a fabulous teacher, Melissa!)

LOL They are doing the EXACT same thing with me, I'm only 22 too, well 23 tomorrow. They all ask me everything about my personal life and follow me around like puppy dogs! Well i'm glad to hear you made it through alive, it gives me hope!!!! Thanks hun!

Dutch Harbor PH wrote:Geeezzz!!! Yer only in student teaching! I thought you were supposed to wait until you had tenure to start flirting with the students!!!

Just Kidding!!!!

No really.... Don't let us hear about it on the national news...!!!

Just remember they are Adolescent boys with raging hormones..... So not a whole lot of thinking is going on there......

That won't be a problem, I like older men, little boys don't do it for me.

SweetMelissa wrote:

Dutch Harbor PH wrote:Geeezzz!!! Yer only in student teaching! I thought you were supposed to wait until you had tenure to start flirting with the students!!!

Just Kidding!!!!

No really.... Don't let us hear about it on the national news...!!!

Just remember they are Adolescent boys with raging hormones..... So not a whole lot of thinking is going on there......

That won't be a problem, I like older men, little boys don't do it for me.

That's too bad cuz you have so many at your fingertips!!!

My wife did her student teaching in Jr High.... no issues there. Then did her teaching in a very small school (k thru 12 with 350 kids total) in rural Alaska. You practically couldn't turn arpound in the grocery store and not run into a student or an ex student or a parent.....Yikes!!!!

She didn't get asked to the prom though....seems all the guys had either seen me or had met me..... gee...I'm sooo scary!

Though a few of them would go outa their way to get their cars stuck to see if Mrs. DHPH would come pull them out with her big '72 Chevy K-5 Blazer (by far the coolest vehicle on the island....).....

Don't give out any personal information...what you do for fun, where you hang out etc. It wouldn't even take much for your students to find BN if you said you were a JB fan and had internet friends, and I'm sure there is stuff posted here that you don't want the kids or their parents seeing.

Dress conservatively. No need to fuel those already raging male hormones. Leave the trendy stuff for your own time. We've also had issues with young teachers and low cut jeans/pants and thongs. It's bad enough in elementary school...in high school you'd really be asking for trouble.

Be careful. Any HINT of a problem or allegation will cost you your student teaching position and also your career. It only takes one nasty student or parent to make your life living hell.

I'm still uncomfortable going out for dinner/drinks/GNO with my friends and coworkers in the city where I teach. I run into my students EVERYWHERE. Even though I am on my own time and I'm not drunk, I am still judged by parents. It doesn't matter that they may be doing the same thing, teachers are held to different standards.

Have fun and just use your common sense. I'm glad you are enjoying the experience.

Dutch Harbor PH wrote:'72 Chevy K-5 Blazer (by far the coolest vehicle on the island....).....

My great grandfather used to have a K-5, and when he passed on my dad drove it for a while... every time you shut the door, rust fell from it, but after 30 years the engine was still in perfect condition...


... and with all of that rust, it looked so great in the driveway

Brown Eyed Girl wrote:Don't give out any personal information...what you do for fun, where you hang out etc. It wouldn't even take much for your students to find BN if you said you were a JB fan and had internet friends, and I'm sure there is stuff posted here that you don't want the kids or their parents seeing.

Dress conservatively. No need to fuel those already raging male hormones. Leave the trendy stuff for your own time. We've also had issues with young teachers and low cut jeans/pants and thongs. It's bad enough in elementary school...in high school you'd really be asking for trouble.

Be careful. Any HINT of a problem or allegation will cost you your student teaching position and also your career. It only takes one nasty student or parent to make your life living hell.

I'm still uncomfortable going out for dinner/drinks/GNO with my friends and coworkers in the city where I teach. I run into my students EVERYWHERE. Even though I am on my own time and I'm not drunk, I am still judged by parents. It doesn't matter that they may be doing the same thing, teachers are held to different standards.

Have fun and just use your common sense. I'm glad you are enjoying the experience.

Yeah that's what i'm doing, I don't give them any ammo. My personal life is none of their business. I wear turtle necks and pants or long skirts every day...they aren't getting a peak at anything the little perverts.

SweetMelissa wrote:Ok so some of you know i've been doing my student teaching, I absolutley love it!! This is why I haven't been on BN much I just have no time anymore. I'm teaching High School English in an inner city school so it's quite the experience but I LOVE it!

So today for the first time one of the young men got busted by the other teacher in the classroom passing a naughty note about the student teacher...ME!!! Little perv.

So my question to all of you teachers out there is what on Earth am I getting myself into?? We didn't say anything to the kid really other than that it was inappropriate but how would you handle something like that?? He didn't need to be in trouble he was already embarrassed enought that I read it

Wear white thigh highs, a short pleated plaid skirt and a white button down tied at your waist and the top 3 buttons undone... put your hair up in pigtails... sucking around on a blow pop while lecturing the class and... oh almost forgot... sit on the front of your desk with your legs crossed.. and remember to switch legs every 5-7 minutes.. too bad your teaching english.. otherwise I would suggest Music Appreciation.. in which case you could review the chord progressions in Van Halen's "Hot For Teacher"

But that's just my opinion

BTW - Hello... LTNS... I haven't been around here in a while either

I had problems with the high school boys flirting and saying things they shouldn't, my first two years of teaching, when I was teaching/coaching at a high school. Some of the male coaches didn't help the situation much either. It was really uncomfortable. Junior high was a little better, especially after I had a child. Now, I'm pregnant with our third child and teaching third grade. No problems now!

Hang in there, it will get better! The first few years can be a real challenge in many ways, but it is worth it.

Excuse me, Sweet Mel, Mrs Play....unless you are teaching at Broke Back High, of course the boys are noticing you. come on, look in a mirror. That part is natural. As far as the rest, you nailed it, don't give them on bit of info about you outside the classroom and you'll be fine.

When I was a high scool soph, the then current Miss Illinois was a student gym teacher. All of a sudden hundreds of boys hung around the gym for no apparent reason. go figure. Guess what, nobody ever new a thing about Miss W and that may have been the sexiest part

Besides, ask Shannon, boys are pigs, throw rocks at them if they get out of line

HsvParrothead wrote:BTW - Hello... LTNS... I haven't been around here in a while either

I know LTNS Hello!

"Teacher I Need You"

I was sitting in the classroom
Trying to look intelligent
In case the teacher looked at me
She was long and she was lean
She's a teen-aged dream
And that lady means the whole world to me

It's a natural achievement
Conquering my homework
With her image pounding in my brain
She's an inspiration
For my graduation
And she helps to keep the classroom sane

Oh teacher I need you like a little child
You got something in you to drive a schoolboy wild
You give me education in the lovesick blues
Help me get straight come out and say
Teacher I, teacher I, teacher I, Teacher I need you

I have to write a letter
Tell about my feelings
Just to let her know the scene
Focus my attention
On some further education
In connection with the birdies and the bees

So I'm sitting in the classroom
I'm looking like a zombie
I'm waiting for the bell to ring
I've got John Wayne stances
I've got Erroll Flynn advances
And it doesn't mean a doggoned thing

Let me guess...
written by Cubbie Bear, 10th grade - 1972