Grrrr...
There is one thing I anticipated about teaching 8th grade Spanish in an urban environment that has definitely come true: the Latin/Hispanic kids are complete pains in the ass to deal with. As a Latina myself, I'm finding it harder and harder to deal with the walking stereotypes in that class. I mean, here I am, I spoke Spanish at home, I have a Latin/Hispanic heritage. I worked my ass off for years and always showed respect when it was needed of me. I have two degrees and I'm the kind of person who would cry if I got a B in school.
These kids?
They don't even let me explain what I'm doing half the time before they decide to tell me it's "mad corny" or "weak." They yell, curse, and bitch about every little thing. I ask them to stop talking, they tell me to shut up. I'm teaching 7th and 6th grade too and Latin/Hispanic kids in that class are not at all like that. I honestly don't know what it is, but I know for a fact I didn't go to school for all of this time to get disrespected by some wannabe hood rats who don't know a cuello from a culo.
I don't even feel that bad about failing most of them. As they've said many times, "all of our other teachers passed us because we're Spanish." Well, nenes, I'm not that kind of teacher. I actually expect things like work and respect. And if you can't provide those things now, maybe you can in the summer.
*sigh* Ending rant. Thank gawd I'm not seeing these kids until Monday.
These kids?
They don't even let me explain what I'm doing half the time before they decide to tell me it's "mad corny" or "weak." They yell, curse, and bitch about every little thing. I ask them to stop talking, they tell me to shut up. I'm teaching 7th and 6th grade too and Latin/Hispanic kids in that class are not at all like that. I honestly don't know what it is, but I know for a fact I didn't go to school for all of this time to get disrespected by some wannabe hood rats who don't know a cuello from a culo.
I don't even feel that bad about failing most of them. As they've said many times, "all of our other teachers passed us because we're Spanish." Well, nenes, I'm not that kind of teacher. I actually expect things like work and respect. And if you can't provide those things now, maybe you can in the summer.
*sigh* Ending rant. Thank gawd I'm not seeing these kids until Monday.