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Post #1 http://forums.atozteacherstuff.com/index.php?threads/i-completely-lost-my-temper-in-front-of-my-students-am-i-in-trouble.194989/ I completely lost my temper in front of my students. Am I in trouble? Hi, everybody. My seniors are the meanest bunch of students I have this year. They are so lazy, immature, and disrespectful. They always roll their eyes at me and tell me that when I assign them a book to read that I am inhuman. I have this one kid in my senior class whom I have kicked out twice. He talks back and is very disrespectful and disruptive. Today, I yelled at him and asked him to leave. I just told him, Please leave my classroom right now. After he left, my class was acting like a bunch of smart Alecs. They refused to†¦show more content†¦To start, I think it would be beneficial for you to change your perspective. It sounds like you have already thrown in the towel with this group of seniors and is now at the point where you want to cover yourself because you feel like you did something wrong. You mentioned in your post that you started to lose your temper and started to yell at them. You’ve said, â€Å"I can’t deal with this stupidity any more† and seems to be second-guessing how you reacted to the situation with your seniors when it caused you to loose your cool. I wondered if you have lost your cool before and have said any other hurtful things to describe the students’ behavior. When you say that they are the meanest bunch of students and that they are lazy, immature and disrespectful, you are focusing on things that you cannot control and is saying that there is nothing you can do. You are also questioning if you need to tell the principal about your outburst and if you should bring your students some treats to â€Å"make-up† for how you responded to them. Let’s take a look at the things you can control when it comes to your students and possible ways to address the aftermath of your outburst. The pressing issue is that the students are not behaving properly. They are not receptive to instruction and are not completing the work assigned to them. How about you establish some new expectations for them? Currently, they are not fond of you and are not doing what is required of them. I think it would be helpful