Kent Allard
02-27-2010, 04:40 AM
For about a year and a half, I've been teaching anger management to teenagers, some of whom have been at risk of exclusion from school. During that time I've been able to get data on exactly what makes them angry. At the top of the list are
1) Name calling. In the UK the most prevalent form of insult is to 'call someone's mum', ie to say that someone's mum is a slag or a tart, or something like that. This is a new form of insult in this country. When I was a kid, we used to insult each other directly. But Mum Calling is now extremely provocative. You only have to say Yer Mum to someone, and all hell breaks loose.
2) Teacher refuses to believe child, or accuses them of something they haven't done.
3) Teachers who shout.
4) Loud noise. Noisy classrooms are a real problem.
1) Name calling. In the UK the most prevalent form of insult is to 'call someone's mum', ie to say that someone's mum is a slag or a tart, or something like that. This is a new form of insult in this country. When I was a kid, we used to insult each other directly. But Mum Calling is now extremely provocative. You only have to say Yer Mum to someone, and all hell breaks loose.
2) Teacher refuses to believe child, or accuses them of something they haven't done.
3) Teachers who shout.
4) Loud noise. Noisy classrooms are a real problem.