dutch marginal

being a teacher is nowadays a challenge according to a lot of people. today the big strike in the netherlands has to lead to more teachers, less pressure and stress and a better payment. of course it is a challenge being a teacher, but i think it is also a blessing. being trusted with the education of other people means someone trusts you to be able to teach them something, something they can use later on in their lives. two years ago, i was still being educated in teaching and met my first failure in education. that is the hard part, not being able to handle every student and class. for a lot of teachers, these failures and the time pressure are the reasons to search for another job, no longer in education. teachers are different and not every student or class fits. like all people teachers also keep learning from live, from science, from books, from other teachers, from news items and from their students. so maybe the students you weren't able to teach previously, will be a...

so i am a disaster. a teacher to be, not being able to handle difficult classes. not really a good start for a new career. why are these kids so negative, so searching for trouble, so rebellious in a destructive way. i must confess, i am not the most structured teacher. i am flexible and organised but not very-structured. live is not structured in my opinion. live should be lived disciplined, flexible and creative; friendly, social and organised. ©Shutterstock.com/Monkey Business Images searching for an answer how to handle these classes, i came upon structured lessons, being severe, not allowing any exceptions, not really my way of handling. i am severe, but in a way that i want students to take their own responsibility. i think they should be able to handle exceptions, changes and surprises. i want them to enjoy lessons, because they have a goal. dream on, my dear. next step: crying, no. shouting, no. giving up, i have to. students have a right to have good lessons, and i can...