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Originally Posted by Jon T
I'm not a teacher(my mum is though), but what I do know is that to be a teacher to have to maintain a certain proffesional appearance/detatchment infront of you pupils.
I also know that there's a certain kind of kid who will do anything to destroy a teacher/get under their skin once they get an angle/device to do so. This chaps actions could provide such an avenue for any kids of this disposition.
His teaching career may be over(which some of you regard as overkill), but maybe, just maybe he actualy can't take the pressure of bieng a teacher of today's kids. Perhaps what has happened to him may be for the best. Give him chance to look at other careers.
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Well apparently his action was intended to and did defuse a potentially aggressive situation with a troublemaker. He's had 25 years teaching experience with no similar problems apparently so not much evidence of a failure to cope. Sadly, I doubt he was fully aware of the power of YouTube though.
Although it's not available yet, anyone who wants to hear the interview broadcast on Richard Bacon's show last night should be able to find it here in the the near future:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/netwo...udiolist.shtml