Have you heard about cases of parents sending students to school with recording devices in their hair/ clothing? Have you ever been recorded and had your image or voice shared? What happened?
Here are some of the stories I’ve seen online:
I’m a teacher currently teaching a bunch of 11 year olds about personal hygiene. I find it wild how many boys interrupt and talk over girls when I ask for input on menstrual products. I mean, if they had anything useful to add it would be fine, but their goal is simply to be the center of attention. I shut that shit down fast, but any ideas or advice you have would be appreciated!
Please note that separating the boys and girls is a) not logistically possible (understaffed school with not enough classrooms) and b) I think all students should learn about all bodies.
I’m a teacher currently teaching a bunch of 11 year olds about personal hygiene. I find it wild how many boys interrupt and talk over girls when I ask for input on menstrual products. I mean, if they had anything useful to add it would be fine, but their goal is simply to be the center of attention. I shut that shit down fast, but any ideas or advice you have would be appreciated!
Edit: I can’t reply to comments any more, but I wanted to thank everyone for their ideas and feedback!! It’s helped me reflect on what I can do better and motivated me to look at other options that might be available.
Edit 2: I cannot split the class. My school is severely understaffed. I’m not allowed to keep half the class in at recess or let half the class leave early. I am looking into ways to split the class at least once, but it is logistically very difficult.