My thoughts on what this student Jeff did after you watch this ....
Good for this kid!! Could he have handled it in a better way? Probably. But, a kid who actually cares about his education ... AWESOME!! I remember being in high school and I had A LOT of GREAT teachers, but had a few who I felt could care less. When I was in high school, I felt like they wanted me to act like an adult, but wouldnt treat me like one! How does that make sense? It's all about mutual respect and CARING!! When a kid knows you respect them and that you truly care about what happens to them ... they respect you BACK and don't want to disappoint you. When I got in trouble as a kid, no spanking would hurt me, being "grounded" did not effect me! BUT, when my Mom or even some teachers would look me in the eye and tell me they were "disappointed" in me ... UGH! It would get me every time and I would realize how BAD I messed up and would not want to do that again.
I am glad they did not discipline this kid Jeff and I like him even more that he acknowledges he could have handled it better, but I think we have all reacted in that fashion when it comes to something we are passionate about. Now, with that being said, I realize teachers have one of the HARDEST JOBS IN THE WORLD and are very under paid!!! Props to the teachers out there, thank you for all you do and do not let a couple less "passionate" teachers ruin our perception on the majority of all our teachers who DO CARE! #LongHairDOcare
