tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248065179634488001.post4424418058473360504..comments2024-03-27T05:08:05.064-07:00Comments on With A Brooklyn Accent: Teachers and PTSDMark Naisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610048248462814950noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248065179634488001.post-79349657865496265322013-08-12T16:10:48.229-07:002013-08-12T16:10:48.229-07:00My first year as a teacher, I was assaulted by a s...My first year as a teacher, I was assaulted by a student in May. I lived with the physical and psychological damages for almost a year before getting psychological help. My school, my district, the UFT were all useless and tried to pretend like it didn't happen, while I was diagnosed with PTSD by my therapist. While I have mostly recovered and no longer go to therapy, I still deal with the physical damages. I still dream sometimes about the student and the trauma. I am working again, now in a new district with less social issues and a screening process for admissions, but I would be lying if I said I didn't still think about that moment everyday or that I wasn't scared. I think I would be an entirely different educator, an entirely different person had that moment not happened, and I wish I had gotten to know that version of me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248065179634488001.post-66790630990360951662013-01-24T12:19:54.156-08:002013-01-24T12:19:54.156-08:00I'm trying to anticipate the media's react...I'm trying to anticipate the media's reaction: Lazy teachers, not used to doing any real work, are "panicing" and are "ill" when faced to do an honest day's work. Another case of "whining" (term used by Rod Paige, former sec. of education). <br /><br />Of course, none of the critics would last one day in a real classroom.skrashenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02243115140886175946noreply@blogger.com