What you said about the current climate encouraging disrespect towards teachers is absolutely true. There are far more students (and parents) who hinder education with their attitude and it makes teachers' jobs tougher than in the past.
But I went to a Catholic grade school, so disrespect towards teachers wasn't something I saw happen a lot until I attended a public high school. <[:^)
I hope you do well as a teacher and you continue to love your work as you do now!
What you said about the current climate encouraging disrespect towards teachers is absolutely true. There are far more students (and parents) who hinder education with their attitude and it makes teachers' jobs tougher than in the past. But I went to a Catholic grade school, so disrespect towards teachers wasn't something I saw happen a lot until I attended a public high school. <[:^) I hope you do well as a teacher and you continue to love your work as you do now! A lot of it has to do with perception, attitude, and investment. When people invest (e.g. time) with the right attitude, then wonderful things happen. I have seen it happen again and again and again and again and again. I could butcher this to death, so I won't go on.
I absolutely love what I do. Each year is different and brings forth many wonderful miracles and stories that I see happen. Each year I get to meet wonderful parents and students. Who wouldn't love that? Sometimes I wonder how I got so lucky. I think the man upstairs is looking out for me because some of the things I see happen are definitely not my doing and have no simple explanation.