a little Xtra

Dad just got hold of the video of the RJC teacher scolding the pupil. I felt so sorry for the object of the teacher's fury, but I must say that I condemn the act of putting the video out on the web. A lack of selfcontrol and emotions is a common human failing and it is completely unethical to broadcast a teacher in her moment of rage without her knowledge. And judging from the video, I assume that the pupil was a tardy one and had provoked the teacher's outburst by handing in a piece of work which was utter deviod of the standard expected by the teacher. Perhaps she was wrong to lose her temper and berate the boy so badly, but the only point I felt that she throughly went overboard was when she labled him a " Sly, Crafty, Rat." Teachers are sometimes expected to possess an extraordinary amount of patience, a quality so glaringly lacking in many of us. And at a time like this with the economy on a merry downward spiral, more and more people have been seen turning to teaching as a job, but many of these teachers actually lack the passion for the job and show disinterest in the student's welfare. This teacher in the video was concerned enough about the student's progress to haul him up and give him dressing gown. I feel that her actions have been judged too harshly. She could have just given him a dreadful mark and returned the paper without a hoot but she had the student's interest at heart to push away the notion of " shutting one eye". However, it could be argured that she was concerned because if the class failed to perform up to expectations, her teaching methods might come under scrutiny. Either way, it's still a lot of pressure on the teacher. From reading posts by bw, the guy who posted the video on the web, I can deduce that the teacher isn't a very well liked soul in RjC. Perhaps he wanted to make the video just for evidence at her doubious teaching methods... I'm not too clear about his intentions, neither am I familiar with how the teacher usually conducts her classes. However, I am definitely against the fact of revealing a person in her worst moments to the public without her knowledge. Imagine the mortification she and that pupil would have to suffer because of the circulation of the video. I feel sad that a pupil from my ex JC would actually air the school's dirty laundry in public. Electronic devices are here to stay, and it is up to us to use our descretion to prevent abuse of the devices.