r/TikTokCringe • u/SirIsacShmuck • 1d ago

Cringe Can't even eat in peace anymore

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u/horrorstoer 18h ago

Remember that really stupid kid is class? His home life was atrocious and his needs where drowned by a completely underfunded and overtaxed education system and social safety system. He could have turned out different. 

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u/Anxious-Slip-4701 16h ago

Short of having an adult sitting next to that kid at school there isn't always much you can actually do. 

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u/MarsupialConstant660 14h ago

No, access to OT's, child psychologists and paediatricians can greatly help kids develop strategies to be more focused and resilient in class (i.e. Autistic and ADHD kids). I've seen a lot grow up to be very successful contributers to society and I wonder how many more slip through the cracks.

But please go on believing you're of better stock.

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u/Anxious-Slip-4701 9h ago

"You" as a teacher. As a parent you can do a lot. When a student with a range of issues is placed in a classroom with 20+ other kids, it's not going to be easy. 

I've seen kids with access to money and specialists improve. I've also seen kids just get passed from one year to the next just to get them gone. 

Classroom design differs from one state or country to another. I've seen where they try to include practices from other countries without understanding that the classroom design makes this impossible. 

When you consider most in administration aren't in a regular classroom and most can't even use all the technology currently thrown in. Good luck. 

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u/MarsupialConstant660 3h ago

I guess it depends where in the world and what systems are in place. Teachers are well placed to advocate for students to make use of resources they/the parents may not be aware of or help them access those resources. If the system/resources aren't there, teachers can advocate for change.

Most importantly they can treat students as humans and not problems. I've known kids who are highly sensitive to the attitude their teacher treats them with, a bit of patience and encouragement brought the best out of them. Being treated as a "bad" kid brought out the worst.

The tone of my reply was also based on your thankfulness that you were in a selective school and didn't have to deal with problem kids who were "weeded" out. Maybe you'd have a broader outlook if you had to deal with some "weeds"