tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post5979739285290967043..comments2024-03-18T03:28:36.581-04:00Comments on Shrink Rap: Fight ClubUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-73047176356564255742008-04-21T17:20:00.000-04:002008-04-21T17:20:00.000-04:00I loved full contact sparring when I took Martial ...I loved full contact sparring when I took Martial Arts. I am a girl and no tattoos either. The first time I ko’ed a big guy it was so exciting. <BR/>In my experience nothing hurt when it happened. Maybe the day after you noticed you broke your toe, your nose was a bit off, or you had a huge bruise or a lump for a few months, but you don’t even notice at the time it happens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-46068692492360544712008-04-15T18:53:00.000-04:002008-04-15T18:53:00.000-04:00I DID have a conversation with my class about conf...I DID have a conversation with my class about conflict resolution. The "health" book has a section on conflict resolution and we went through that together as a class, but I felt that they were uniformly unconvinced. They had all had the experience of being brought into the vice principal's office to sit face to face with another kid that they had a physical fight with. They felt that in these situations talking had accomplished nothing and the hatred ran just as deep afterwards. As a result, we ended our session with little accomplished, I felt. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps when I have been through teacher ed and have a classroom of my own I will find a way to have the students actually work through the steps rather than talk about it. <BR/><BR/>In a different class, last week I was assisting a math teacher. This guy is nerdy and a hard grader and is uniformly disliked. One student was having a confrontation with the teacher and from across the room I saw the student step up right in front of the teacher until he was a couple inches from the teacher. Another student hopped out of his seat and flanked the teacher on the right ... also almost touching the teacher and another closed in on the left. I thought the teacher was about to get beaten up in front of me and I ran across the classroom and shouted at the kids to back off and sit down. Thankfully they reluctantly backed off and I got them in their seats. A weak, disliked teacher is a sitting duck.<BR/><BR/>PS: MY psychiatrist told me to get out of that school and not go back. Good advice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-50790496218487628842008-04-15T12:35:00.000-04:002008-04-15T12:35:00.000-04:00Thanks, Clink, you inspire me too.TP: a sad state ...Thanks, Clink, you inspire me too.<BR/><BR/>TP: a sad state of the world.Dinahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227988351623862689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-20668537748926395532008-04-14T22:32:00.000-04:002008-04-14T22:32:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sarebearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09208596053319110470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-62586264010549199372008-04-14T19:53:00.000-04:002008-04-14T19:53:00.000-04:00TP: That's exactly the way some of my inmate patie...TP: That's exactly the way some of my inmate patients think. It's like they have an 'on-off' switch when it comes to fighting but have never learned the middle ground of conflict negotiation.<BR/><BR/>And given that our school system recently made CNN with a videotaped <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DcH9b_2ehg" REL="nofollow">teacher beating</A>, teachers have my sincere support and concern.ClinkShrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13316134491751195651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-29404590315091876552008-04-14T18:24:00.000-04:002008-04-14T18:24:00.000-04:00I am substitute teaching in high school "special e...I am substitute teaching in high school "special education" which is whole classrooms of kids who are smart enough to learn but who have underachieved as a result of emotional problems or mental illness. Most of the students have behavioral problems. We had a discussion in the class one day about "bully" behavior and fighting and it became obvious that I was dealing with a classroom of kids who for the most part have functioned as bullies. Their perspective is that either you are the bully or you are the victim and they are not going to be the victim. They think it's the victim's "fault" if the victim does not fight back ...and win. I did a poll by show of hands and 100% of these kids were prepared to fight. I do NOT see it as "fun" for these kids though, but what they perceive that they MUST do to survive and to not be a victim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com