Teacher's responsibilities

I strongly believe that teachers' responsibility starts from the moment s/he walks into the school, until s/he leaves the premises. Today I witnessed a particular incident that made me reflect on the roles and responsibilities I would be having as a future teacher.

Between the change of lessons a student was having an argument with a younger student. I heard him saying: "Jaqbillek taghmel li qatlek". As I was watching them from above, two teachers passed by the students but they did not even dare to look at them. The older student pushed the other one so strong that he fell to the ground. One of the teachers turned around and said to the boys: "Aqtawha naqa boys. Go to your classrooms." and did nothing to scold the older student. The young one looked scared and I could see that he was about to cry. He was being bullied and the teacher, who saw everything that was happening, did noting to stop him.

It was the teacher's responsibility to do something. Things could have been much different for the young boy if the teacher had done something. I am fully aware that the role of the teacher is not simply to go in the classroom and do the lesson . I will response to bullying when it does happen. If I encounter a bully activity in the school environment, it will be my responsibility to stop the activity and bring this to the attention of the school administration.

Regards,
Daniela
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