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Martina · 08-15-2013, 06:43 PM

That's sad. I have been lucky in terms of students with behavior issues making my life miserable. Except for my first year, I have had administrative support. And I just haven't had a lot of that. I think it's worse in Middle School. My former roommate got depressed and quit teaching. He was a Middle School teacher. The kind of whiplash stuff she was talking about -- first they love you, then they hate you, then they love you again. It's not part of my experience, but I have heard about it. It would be a lot.

But having had two of my students shot and killed in eight years -- that's been hard. I don't think I have PTSD, but like many teachers, I have to work to manage stress. Sometimes I am more successful than others.

Thanks. Interesting stuff.

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Martina Senior Member How Do You Identify?: * Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: * Posts: 4,999 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,409 Thanked 18,286 Times in 4,167 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	That's sad. I have been lucky in terms of students with behavior issues making my life miserable. Except for my first year, I have had administrative support. And I just haven't had a lot of that. I think it's worse in Middle School. My former roommate got depressed and quit teaching. He was a Middle School teacher. The kind of whiplash stuff she was talking about -- first they love you, then they hate you, then they love you again. It's not part of my experience, but I have heard about it. It would be a lot. But having had two of my students shot and killed in eight years -- that's been hard. I don't think I have PTSD, but like many teachers, I have to work to manage stress. Sometimes I am more successful than others. Thanks. Interesting stuff.