Thread by @adamboxer1

@BioRachProject A reminder: poor student behaviour is not your fault, even if there is stuff you can do to prevent it that you didn't do. Put it like this: if I drive to Birmingham up the motorway, odds are good I might break the speed limit. Bear with me. 1/

@BioRachProject I slow down when I see a traffic camera or a sign for one. So logically, if there was a camera all the way up the motorway, I would never speed. So the police could stop me speeding by putting up cameras along the entire route. 2/

@BioRachProject But they didn't. So I ended up speeding in bits where there was no camera. Now if I get caught, can I say "well hang on, you could have put a camera up, then I wouldn't have sped, so really it's your fault"? Obviously not. It's still my fault. Still on me. 3/

@BioRachProject Behaviour is stupid levels of exhausting. It brings feelings of emotional anxiety, mental strain and a crushing sense of guilt. But:

It's. Not. Your. Fault.

4/

@BioRachProject It's a sad fact that in 95% of English schools teachers struggle with poor behaviour. I struggle with poor behaviour. Everyone either does, or has done in the past.

It's. Not. Your. Fault.

5/

@BioRachProject That's the end of the thread. For concrete strategies, these should help and get you part of the way. And remember,

It's. Not. Your. Fault.

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