This could be a setup or something since someone just happened to be recording when this happened, but is there anyone who hasn’t wanted to do this to some asshat’s phone being used at an inappropriate time?
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Whow thats one angry teacher. I agree with zeb though, its the students property she should pay for a new one.
She is my hero and it was very much the right thing to do. I like her calmness and the way she carries on with the lecture.
As for children having their property respected, big fat harry balls to that. Children and teenagers need to feel safe by knowing they boundaries that they cannot cross. They don’t need a lot of boundaries, but the need firm boundaries. Talking in class on a phone is crossing a boundary.
this is thailand, my thai wife watched and concluded its real.
I’m sure the no phone rule is stated up front. This is the equivalent of Spacolli’s pizza delivery in a different culture with harsher ramifications.The teacher looked kinda hot from a masochistic perspective.
The teacher is a pro, she smashed it then continued right along, totally in control. I would like to see research comparing “asking the student to leave the classroom” against “smashing the phone in front of everyone”. I’d put my money on smashing the phone, asking them to leave the class is not enough of an incentive IMO.
@22,
“As for children having their property respected, big fat harry balls to that. Children and teenagers need to feel safe by knowing they boundaries that they cannot cross. They don’t need a lot of boundaries, but the need firm boundaries. Talking in class on a phone is crossing a boundary.”
You (and several others here) haven’t got a clue about teaching, have you? Children need to be taught boundaries, but they also need to be taught respect and good manners. A teacher is one of the important figures in a child’s life that will shape their character. Addressing the offending child as “Sir” and telling them FIRMLY to turn off the phone is the only appropriate course of action in this case. If they still do not cooperate, then standard punitive measures must be applied, such as having them escorted out and whatever procedure the school’s administration has in place (the school MUST have one) for such circumstances. Throwing a fit is extremely harmful, it only serves to shape youngsters to grow up and become rude grownups.
Nice!
@22 Luc
If the teacher had a fit or lost her cool, I may agree with you, but the teacher didn’t have a fit, she quite calmly smashed his phone and carried on teaching. Losing your rag certainly doesn’t help, but then neither does putting up with their shit.
I never suggested putting up with it! What the… Is my English not good/clear enough?!
As for children having their property respected, big fat harry balls to that. Children and teenagers need to feel safe by knowing they boundaries that they cannot cross. They don’t need a lot of boundaries, but the need firm boundaries. Talking in class on a phone is crossing a boundary.
My wife is thai and this is a thai ad for a mobile phone.
The gentleman in question is clearly not a child. I doubt his boundaries were not well established beforehand.
I’m not condoning the teacher’s reaction, but can certainly understand it. What amazes me is that anyone, (adult or child), would even have to be told that utilizing a cellphone during class is wrong. I mean, come on!
It’s just completely blows me away that this guy thought it would be okay for him to answer the call. In the front row even! Has to be a setup… or as mentioned earlier, a commercial.
Later, after she had calmed down, she slept with him to make amends.
YEAH BABY!
This does not surprise me AT ALL. I am in China and it certainly holds true that people just take calls in the theater, etc. Someone filming a lecture, not surprising there either… Ih the theater I shut some girl down who was taking calls in the middle of Avatar 3D… i got right in her face and said “why are you taking calls here” Since I was the only foreigner around, she got spooked and dumped the call.
If we (as a society) would have literally shot few assholes like this, no one would have ever again answer the calls in the class ot theater.
Respecting private property etc bullshitters – dude, what about respect for all other students in the class and their right to have a class uninterrupted? (or moviegoers in theater to watch film uninterrupted)
Rude assholes don’t respond to politeness.
Do you talk rabid dogs to calm down, or do you shoot them and remove from the society?