Teachers in Ireland are becoming disenchanted because children’s general level of intelligence and attention spans have plummeted, writes our anonymous columnist The Secret Teacher this week.
Housing shortages, prohibitively expensive rents, struggles to acquire contracts and SNA reductions making the job unsustainable are adjacent issues which fail to address the root of the problem, our columnist suggests.
Principals must deal with ‘difficult’ parents who appear unable or disinclined to discipline their screen-addicted children more than ever before, according to The Secret Teacher.
“They don’t feel empowered to support their staff, so staff in turn don’t feel supported; they don’t feel they can do their jobs and discipline students without facing almost immediate consequences or hassle.”
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