Ch.10 School Law and Ethics

In the past, school was quite simple compared to schools today. We are in different times and as the years go by things definately change. When I mentioned simple above, I was not refering to academics. I was refering to the school system itself. Being a teacher in the past gave the learning enviornment much more control. Today, teachers are even scared to do the normal, like break up a fight. The rules are based on so many issues, leaving hardly no control in the teachers hands. For example, a child falls and breaks his arm, in the past, a teacher would come to the rescue, pick up the child off the floor and call for help. Now, the teacher must not even come close to the child until parents or professional help comes to the scene. All because one mistake can lead to a lawsuit and the loss of your job. I know a lot of rules and regulations have been established only to better the system, but it has arrived at a point where so many things are prohibited that a teacher probably feels at the useless level, where they can only baby sit and instruct, hoping the kids want to listen. This can become extremeley frustruating, especially when nothing can be done about it but calling an administrator or pray for help. Ch.10 explained the importance on teachers reporting different types of abuse, whether it would be physically seen or emotionally noticed. Again, teachers are not allowed to have the right to interact with a child, They barely have no control over even asking a question or two, incase the the student might be offended in any way, shape, or form. Basically, not only is teaching underpaid but it is also at peaks point level of the most stressful career to overcome.