I enjoy what I do, but don't enjoy the way some of my senior students are thinking or where they are headed. Many have obviously graduated in their mind already and are disruptive, ungratful, and can be very rude at times. They really don't appreciate what they have or what it took for their parent's to get it for them. When attempting to teach them about respect for themselves and especially others. Their comment is "I won't respect anyone who does not respect me", but they want all the respect. Next semester I am taking several of them to a nursing facility to complete 24 hours of clinical training. Hopfully my mature few will be able to assist and attempt to calm them down or several will not complete their pathways or become nursing assistants. I will not jepordise the safety of any patient due to their bad attitudes or disrespect. Hope you all's day is great. Mine is just fantastic.
I know EXACTLY how you feel...my students last year did this to me up to the point of getting thrown out of my program.
ReplyDeleteWith my new students this year, it has been all about wanting to learn and do more.
I think what helped me the most was focusing in on my program to deliver timely and relevant information to my students. The ones who opened up to receive it got rewarded by having their videos shown and displayed..the others were all about WANTING respect without giving anything in return..those students were actually removed from my program by producing videos that were in violation of school policies and the program's policy...
This year, because of the higher standards that I set for the program, the students followed suit. students are VERY receptive to high standards....set them and eventually the program turns itself around!