Disappointed, sad and undecisive. Needing advice now...

Two options: you should either be very strict or you need to go back to teaching adults!

Actually I was being very strict, but how far can u be strict, especially when the parents r paying and expecting more from teachers.

Have you talked with your fellow teachers or the consultant at the school? I believe they will give you tips relevant to the situation with your students. Basically in the beginning you should place yourself as a strict, not funny, guy. Make sure the misbehaved students are not sitting beside each other; it is a good idea to make them sit in the first row. Make students busy during all the class period; minimize their chance of chatting to each other.

All and all it depends on the nature of the students; sometimes strict rules influence students and sometimes completely the opposite does. Try to give instructional games and see if that works!!

Good luck

Like I said I was being strict from the beginning like putting talkative ones in the front and giving them some extra work to do. I also talked to the coordinator to provide them counselling.

For my colleague, I discussed this issue with him and his personal advice was that I had better get back to my previous work, and keep on teaching adults. Here at this work place, according to him I cant make personal and professional development.In contrast, things will go backwards. Because, things dont work very professionally here. For the accommodation, I moved to a nice flat they provide, its new but there is nothing in the kitchen, fridge, cooker oven nor washing machine, and they promised to deal with that soon.

Now I will have to walk to Panda which is 20 mins on foot from here to at something and I dont know this place at all.

I am getting more and more disappointed.
Thank u very much for ur tips and support.
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I would say two weeks are too short to make up your mind about a whole new life and job.
Personally I believe there is always a way to work even with the worst people, it depends how flexible you are, and how ready you are to follow different patterns.
You must have accepted the new job because it has more benifits, so be patient, be strong, and do not show those students signs of disappointment.
Think of it as a good challange and experience, it also depends on your personality, I knew a nice, smart and determined teacher once who handled similar students, and ended up friends with them.
It takes some effort to understand them, because they will not try to understand you, so you have to do it, remember, you are older and smarter, and hopefuly more patient

My best wishes for you.

In fact Silver1, You are right about that. I just overreacted and I need sometime to make my final decision, though it went well today. Cos I am gradually getting used to it and I realized that I am not the only teacher struggling there at the school. Thats the major problem actually. There is discipline issue going on.

Of course the benefits r attractive so thats why I will stick with this job and be more patient.

Thank you for the recommendation.

Cheers,

Umut

I only have experience teaching college students, but some of them were disruptive and disrespectful. What mostly worked for me was threatening them with grades. Tell them that you will deduct some of their grades or that you will surprise them with a pop quiz if they don't behave. And of course, make sure that you actually do that. If they get used to you making threats and not acting upon them, they won't change.

Birdlike wrote:

I only have experience teaching college students, but some of them were disruptive and disrespectful. What mostly worked for me was threatening them with grades. Tell them that you will deduct some of their grades or that you will surprise them with a pop quiz if they don't behave. And of course, make sure that you actually do that. If they get used to you making threats and not acting upon them, they won't change.

In my opinion, this would work with adults, at least in students in college level, but definitely not with kids who don't care about grades

It's a good point, though