Kids today

This makes me feel really old to write, but kids today are sooooo different from when I went to school. I know things have changed quite a bit, but in terms of respecting your teachers, being responsible, and just overall attitude while you are in school…well I don’t even know what to do with my students. (Obviously there are some great kids out there…but it’s hard to even think about these good ones when there are soooooo many more these days who do not want to listen to you.) Here’s what’s happened over the last few days:

A kid put another girl’s lunch down his pants…then when asked if he’d eat his lunch if someone did that, he said, "thats disgusting."

We have a "no hats" rule in school and a kid, to be a smart a$$, said he never knew that was a school rule. (As he’s getting told to take his hat off). They have a student handbook that they have to read and sign with their parents every year…this has the dress code including no hats in it.

A kid slammed another kid’s face into a locker, unprovoked, and then said, "well its not like I broke his nose so what’s the big deal?"

A girl bit another girl’s boob.

That same girl snuck out of her classroom to go kiss her boyfriend goodbye (these are 12 year olds by the way).

One boy told another boy he wanted to "do" a girl.

The same boy also discussed his personal "happy" time with friends in the cafeteria.

The students roll their eyes and then ignore you when you ask them to be quiet for class or in the halls.

I’ve seen 6 students (between Monday and today) actually mimic something a teacher said after they turned around…in that snotty little sing-song voice, while making faces.

A kid said he was going to have a party and bring beer.

A kid’s MOTHER told us "Whatever" when we said how concerned we were that her son isn’t doing his work and might fail.

While telling kids to get quiet for the lesson, a girl turns to another girl and begins a conversation (not related to the topic at all). Then when you yell at her, she looks at you, then looks back to the girl to continue telling her whatever it was she was telling her…like you aren’t even there.

Kids get up during class and attempt to leave without asking. When you ask them where they are going, they look at you like you’re e a moron and tell you that they are going to their locker, or to tell another kid in another class something. When you tell them absolutely not, and that they have to have permission for everything, they huff and puff.

When you tell them no about something, they go ask someone else if they can to try to get a different answer.

I wish I could remember more…but this is just this week. 11 and 12 year old are just a lot different than I remember being when I was that age. They don’t really care too much about what you say, what the rules are and if you’re an adult. They roll their eyes in your face (at least I did it when they weren’t looking at me), they make faces or mimic you without even worrying that you’ll see or hear them.

Does anyone who have kids or that is a teacher think that kids are soooooooooooo different? I feel like they do not respect adults at all. They don’t want to listen to you and are irritated if they have rules they need to follow. It’s really frustrating.