Britain's Challenging Children | Only Human

With primary schools across the country being stretched by the violent and disruptive behaviour of a small minority of pupils, an in-depth survey of teachers reveals the impact on their ability to teach. Five primary schools in Glasgow, Wigan and Luton are filmed as innovative methods are used to tackle the problem.
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[@cstrad5862]

I feel so bad for the teachers. Their hearts are in the right place, but they don't get paid enough to deal with this.

[@Neonthunder23]

So truee

[@chepecho]

Teachers work hard and they don't get the recognition they deserve.

[@darkshadow2502]

C Strad that’s because we never hear it all we hear is teachers abused my child or other bad things we hardly ever see that some teachers do care for the children

[@terrorgaming459]

Hope they all die

[@terrorgaming459]

@@chepecho 🤡

[@oreoboo8704]

There needs to be an anger management class for kids. Find out what they are angry about and help them let it out. These poor damage kids. God bless the teachers showing the children they have value.

[@paigeemma9175]

I got put in one and it’s just playing a board game

[@Lifewiththee]

Yea but then they probably couldn’t get him to actually go to the class.

[@coolkitty2075]

Maybe they should be in care?

[@hannahcallow6374]

Is it the child's anger or someone else's. Kids are sponges when it comes to learning

[@Raven-nx8dr]

If you can't fix their home, you won't fix the problem

[@rocknrollrat2344]

My aunt's a teacher and she said the same thing - recently more and more children are relying on her to "raise" them (be a consistent role model, teach them right from wrong , discipline effectively, etc.).

[@terrorgaming459]

I can tell u the reason were starting to fight back because we dont want to be teachers slaves so we fight back abolish school

[@tosinoparinde9563]

I hate work

[@jrtheg1235]

@@terrorgaming459 your not being oppressed wth

[@honeybunch5765]

@@terrorgaming459 yeah and this is why you should stop gaming and get a life.😐

[@anonymousone7448]

@@terrorgaming459 pathetic

[@xhe1915]

As a special needs teacher that has had kids with massive behavioural issues, one thing we learn quickly is that sometimes these issues stem from lack of control and lack of agency in their environments. They're always being shouted at, being told what NOT to do, but a lot of the times, these standard methods of punishment and reward don't make sense to the kids who are so overwhelmed with anger and anxiety and lack of control. So giving them binary choices (and sometimes, forced choices e.g. do you want to work on worksheet A or worksheet B with both worksheets being on the same subject, at a similar difficulty level) is the first step to building a good relationship with the child and guiding them to make good choices without doing what they see adults around them doing to them most of the time, which is admonishing, yelling, scolding, and pushing them into corners. It teaches the kids that they have someone fighting their corner and that someone believes in them, and it can do absolute wonders when you start setting down the harder boundaries of more general class rules.

[@louisemoran1323]

Also called a closed choice - you can put your coat on before your boots or put your coat on after you’ve put your boots on.

[@jeanninereynolds4989]

I disagree with a lot of the comments here. Undiagnosed learning disabilities and mental health issues are often at the root of the problem. Having parents and teachers working as a team are essential

[@zoedark7101]

You can't use disability as an excuse for disrupting the entire class

[@jessicawatson3320]

😊I agree with you, whilst mental health and learning disabilities may not be an excuse for bad behaviour, it may be a root cause. Like frustration caused by a child with a learning disability not being able to understand the work being put in front of them. People would assume they are just being naughty by acting out. However, if they take time to ask that child why they behaviour poorly they would realise they are struggling to understand their work and what is being asked of them, triggering a meltdown x

[@roselambert]

Thankyou, you took the words out of my mouth

[@jetellez107]

Not always is a mental health.

[@mhare8024]

Kids act like this when parents expect schools to raise their children, but don't allow them to discipline. Wth you think is going to happen?

[@tosinoparinde9563]

@@lil_problemo I hate home work

[@marclabrie6027]

Schools should be allowed to discipline them

[@isabellavillanueva4639]

@randomsongsinlocrianbecause they can’t!

[@RubyLav8941]

@@lil_problemoI do, and discipline defo doesn’t help, it makes it way worse

[@chrishughes3405]

This is just incorrect. Some kids are psychopathic, some sociopathic, some may have adhd and then most of the trouble makers are abused in some way at home.

[@swampophelia2098]

I can’t stand parents blaming the others for their own lack of parenting

[@marclabrie6027]

They all need discipline

[@Kris-2]

Many of these children could have mental illnesses (AD/HD or Autism), raising a child with a mental illness is much harder and not just a "lack of parenting."

[@nobodyyou_know7836]

@@Kris-2 youre right to say that most fo these children have undiagnosed ADHD /autism, but neither adhd or autism are mental illnesses. autistic people arent mentally ill

[@DahDestroya]

@@Kris-2you are completely correct, people often blame the parents but these issues seem to be more than just acting up, many kids are neurodivergent and can’t function as well in a proper classroom and they need a bit of support

[@cayk9444]

@@Kris-2this is the consequence of adhd or autism (which STILL requires boundaries, expectations, and follow through) , but this is the consequence of children being the ringleaders at home, having no consequences for their actions, and never having to do anything “they don’t want to”

[@thecook8964]

Levi certainly gets a lot of attention. Incredible reinforcement for his behavior😳

[@PunkLoch]

He deserves to be left alone when he storms off. Instead of the teachers following him around like a lost dog. Maybe then he'll learn.

[@laurawhittaker4614]

Discipline starts in the home not at school, kids need boundaries.

[@cayk9444]

Exactly, most of these kids run the show at home

[@naomi5893]

​@cayk9444 Lack of good father figures unfortunately.

[@chanyphilly8266]

I reckon a lot of parents are scared of their kids these days. Kids know they can't be smacked these days, so they push the parents to the limits, whilst saying, "what are you going to do about it?!"

[@janishayes7366]

Well said 👏

[@louisemoran1323]

Especially when the “father” is in the home and still expects the mother to “be the parent” … 🙄

[@lauracummings6482]

Nurture group is such a great way to deal with these kids. I hope we do this more everywhere. So nice for the mother’s who try so hard and want there kids to be educated. I hope they keep getting the funding.

[@TravelswithTanya]

As a teacher of 27 years please allow me to ask- when a child is out of control- why place him back into the regular education class to take from others. We spend so much time and money for the few who will behave like this for years.

[@MeMe-rw7kk]

Broken families, no dad figure. No punishment in school, children get rewarded rather than punished at school if misbehaving. I work in school and it is getting out of control.

[@riverdeep399]

True. My young teenage neighbour is out of control, yet she gets paid for holidays abroad and horse back riding, what lesson is learnt there? Bad behaviour wins treats, the hard working kids get nothing. I can't wrap my head around it.

[@MeMe-rw7kk]

I agree. It doesn’t make sense and it’s certainly not working. Children have no respect, no boundaries, their language is just something else, yet there’s no punishment, no consequences . I’m dreading how they are going to end up as adults.

[@naomic4390]

Totally agree that the children with behavioral problems get rewards yet the kids who want to learn get no rewards! Naughty kids at my sons school get tablets 2 play on and get to go to after school clubs (lego club/adventure club) but "good" kids cant go?? A boy in my sons class kicks off everyday, swearing, throwing chairs, punching etc but he still gets to go on all trips?? Just dont get it!

[@EternalLeigh]

Some of these kids don't come from broken families.Their parent just dont parent them/discipline them at home.Its disturbing how people automatically think all bad kids come from broken homes....And the behaved children come from two parent homes.Blind to the real world eh

[@MeMe-rw7kk]

Chandra Johnson majority are from broken families.3,8 million children live with only one biological parent,2,7 million live with single mother.

[@diewilden80er73]

When kids behave like Levy, they should call the mother to pick him up, doesn't matter if she is working or not. It's her responsibility to take him to a specialist. Perhaps it would be better for him to visit a special school with smaller classes. These children are ticking bombs if they don't seek professional help while they are still young.

[@hazelnut340]

And if the parent cannot afford It?

[@chepecho]

@@hazelnut340 Simple, parents have to find a way , you bring kids to the world you take care of your own child is a matter of responsibility and hard work not just relaying on the system.

[@babysnoops14]

That is not always work I was fine until for the past year or so. Now I keep going into the quiet room and end up throwing things or self harm. The staff know what it is but still dont really help. They trying to make me go to classes but i refuse

[@babysnoops14]

@TheWatcher743 mental health. The doctors dont know what type. Also I dont like lot of people

[@alishaobrien7221]

@@babysnoops14 while growing up, did you witness domestic violence at home?

[@katm6239]

To all those teachers 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@terrorgaming459]

@@tosinoparinde9563 they put us in prisons and cry when school shootings happened freedom fighters never surrender to teachers are terrorists

[@terrorgaming459]

@@tosinoparinde9563 Google teen sucide statistics 5089 die due to school a day abolish all forms of school google prevent uk teachers are legally allowed to spy on children and convict them of terrorism i and several of my friends have been convicted for terrorism at 9

[@sbella44]

I agree.

[@sbella44]

This is why so many adults have issues today. As child, they had so many issues and their schools had no funding to support them and their parents. So sad.

[@semolinasemolina8327]

These teachers are basically tagging the acebook group 'the Poor's are at it again' - they are terrible teachers and terrible schools. There are much better strategies to

[@lizcarr1330]

This isn't a teacher's job . This is shocking .

[@AussieBrit]

These children do not magically turn up to primary school and then manifest these behavioural problems. Intervention needs to start BEFORE they even start school. The funding needs to be spent on educating the ignorant parents that have fostered this antisocial behaviour, albeit sometimes unwittingly. This much is very clear.

[@ivy1818u]

What intervention is needed? Trying to learn more on the subject.

[@AussieBrit]

@@ivy1818u Just as I stated. Educating parents so they can pick up on these problems early. Caregivers in pre-school and the like may have also noticed oppositional behaviour that should have been brought to the parents' attention, checking to make sure there are no physical anomalies that cause a child to behave badly (like undiagnosed hearing problems, for example.) So on and so forth. There are many different strategies that are used today.

[@robbiecarter8773]

​@@ivy1818udiet Attention Regular sleep Not yelling at kids parents at each other

[@hannahcallow6374]

- Learning needs not being met - socialization issues in the classroom

[@nobodyyou_know7836]

@@joim3480 Did you even watch the video? Nothing to do with "manners". These kids are acting out their emotional and psychological distress. They need help, not "manners"

[@rajimac]

I watched a program about the nurture room in Glasgow. It was so touching to see the children blooming . Tho teachers there are amazing. You cannot put a price on supporting vulnerable children and families.

[@supahfly_uk]

I was a nightmare at school lol, could have done with some of that.

[@martinitime3537]

Soon no one will want to be a teacher anymore. They can’t be expected to do the job that should be done by the parents.

[@indescribable3865]

Lots of terrible teachers out there not even teaching basic skills in favor of CRT

[@mcgirlletsgo7135]

It’s sad. These children are disturbed by what they see at home. It’s good to see that they are working with the parents as well.

[@rippingtons60]

It's so criminal the way the US and the UK treat teachers. They need much better pay and FAR better benefits for putting up with all this madness.

[@justanothermortal1373]

It's not just in the US and the UK

[@tc7289]

I wish nurture groups existed when I was at school, so many kids would disrupt lessons and myself and others who wanted to learn lost out. I also think there needs to be a similar scheme for the 'quieter' often socially anxious children to have their voices heard and work on their confidence as they are missing out whilst the confident disruptive kids get all the attention and one to one support. Schools are too full though and too many people are having kids without having worked on themselves and they go on to putting their own childhood trauma's onto their children, I speak from experience. I felt like I was raised by children and then I had to become a parent to my parent whilst I was still a child and it's put me off having my own kids. Please people think before you have children, your actions have an impact on those children and society.

[@mrroo4342]

I'm in that stage right now!

[@Nefariously_ignorant]

I agree with everything you said and especially the part from "too many people are having kids without having worked on themselves" to the end feels very poignant I see this all the time and it makes me feel very down, like we're doing this for nothing I was raised like that, my life is in pieces because of my failed upbringing and I'm now witnessing it all over again with my niece and nephew, sometimes I think I don't want to see this and I don't want my life any more

[@annapurna9893]

How is threatening to send kids home a punishment? They’d love that!

[@georgikobakov2184]

Yeah that was good to bring up A proper punishment for the kids should be more like you know the parents coming into school and having a meeting with the headmaster or mistress

[@GeeEee75]

Depends what home looks like. When I was a kid I would much rather be at school than at home.

[@cayk9444]

Yeah especially when there’s no consequences at home, which is clearly an issue

[@naomi5893]

Schools are underfunded and can't always cope with lots of kids with behaviours. The easiest thing to do for the sake of the child, the teacher and the other children is to send the child home, it's not helpful in the long run though.

[@LyYAHN]

17:05 the lady in charge of that situation there was amazing! She handled it perfectly! She showed the kids not onli Jordan's amazingly positive attributes, but offered the kids an emotional connection to Jordan (and one another) by showing that everyone gets embarrassed sometimes. Even she put her hand up, showing that adults also cam get embarrassed and that it's not only because of negative things but because of positive things such as praise, as well. Beautifully done 🫶🏻

[@amelialane9638]

These teachers and specialist staff who are trained in working with behavioural children deserve the world. They go through so much and they get hurt physically and mentally they honestly are the kindest people! 🥺

[@rocknrollrat2344]

My aunt's a teacher and she said the same thing - recently more and more children are relying on her to "raise" them (be a consistent role model, teach them right from wrong , discipline effectively, etc.). At what point did we forget how to raise children properly? Or is it that we got lazy or simply stopped caring? (Yes, single-parent homes are much more common than they were 20 or 30 years ago, but plenty of amazing children come out of those situations, too.)

[@ingridakerblom7577]

Many parents dosen't do their job. And when the kids are acting out, they'll go to different doctors Untill they get a diagnosis the parents want.. after this they can blame the schools etc for not taking enogh time (from every other kid) to teach their distruptive kid, now pumped full of amphetamine like medications thats often are not needed.. there is a difference between mental health issues & diagnosis, and lazy parents who dosen't understand what it means to raise a child.. you need to teach them emphaty etc it woun't fall down fom the sky and land on their kids lap just like that.. So if the first doctors say no, the'll just go to the next one, and the next one untill they'll get that ADHD or autism diagnosis, so no one can any longer question the parents involvement in actually raising their own kids.. and if someone questions or disputes how the parent act, there will be a shitstorm & the parents can then blame schools, teachers etc for not taking enough time from everyone else, to teach THEIR child.. Instead of blaming themselves & trying to do better.. it's scary how easy it is to make young kids dependent on "narcotics", bcs the parent dosen't want to take their responsibility.. Either the kids have the need for medication, or not, and it should be determined by the actual need of the child, not what the parents want & their need to blame someone else & play victim..

[@spikefivefivefive]

"Yes, single-parent homes are much more common than they were 20 or 30 years ago, but plenty of amazing children come out of those situations, too." Gee, how do you account for the rise in children's anti-social behavior then? The statistics show that children from single-parent homes are much more likely to be involved in drugs, crime, etc.. Just look at prisons ...

[@agravery223]

More attention needs to go to parenting class... hurt people hurt people... break the cycle

[@marclabrie6027]

@@ingridakerblom7577 parents use the diagnosis to not have to discipline their kids and get them out of trouble at school

[@yuyukawa9104]

Yet violent crime tends to decline every year.

[@anaishealy5073]

I remember being at school and it was so quite. When lunch time came, I'd say half the school was missing. Turned out the trouble makers were shipped to Alton Towers for the day because Ofsted was coming in and they didn't want them effecting the grade. 🤦🏾‍♀️ It was quite a nice day being able to learn for a change without all the disruptions but the truth was that was not our reality. The sore was a lie. Schools should be fined or something for doing things like this. Ofsted is a joke, doesn't mean anything. Be aware of this when deciding your children's school.

[@evenneve4579]

I go to an outstanding school (rated by ofsted)but if someone came in on a random day it would probably be shut down Someone broke their leg by falling down a hill because people where throwing meat on her because she was a vegetarian

[@anaishealy5073]

@@evenneve4579 that's awful, poor kid. I hope it wasn't her who broke her leg 😔

[@SRPC21]

They deliberately put all the naughtiest from our year in my class; by the final year there were only 4 girls in it and a quarter of the boys bunked off the last day so you can’t see them in the end of school photo 😅. I went to a “good” school too, but only appreciated that the naughtiest were deliberately moved to one class recently as a way of managing them.

[@anaishealy5073]

@@SRPC21 sucks it was your class. I hope it didn't affect your education. They should be in a class of their own really.

[@anaishealy5073]

@@-...-zed-...- the very intelligent and the most misbehaved get all the attention. The children in the middle suffer. Being at school has been the only time I've hated being average. At my school average children got absolutely nothing. We got less than. I think this is why the you have good children who start to misbehave.

[@CardsbyMaaike]

3 hours to try and get a kid in a class? blimey in my time that would have been dealt with in 10 minutes...I was a good kid, but my teachers weren't putting up with this..this kid is given too much power. I;m sure they have problems at home, so did we, not all kids act out

[@babysnoops14]

It took me nearly all day for me to go into class. The staff trying to get me to go but I wont. I keep going into the toilet and lock myself in. Also staff are worried about me coz I wont do anything. The Monday that just gone, one of the staff blame me for wasting 2 years if I dont come out. I was crying and I was on the phone to my best friend (she the only person who calm me down) she got angry at the teacher for saying that as i was pulling my hair and everything

[@ultraboombean]

@@babysnoops14 I dunno how old you are and maybe you have anxiety. Maybe you need methods to help you to stay in class. Maybe they can put a desk further from the rest of the class ? Not sure but I would talk to the staff and take a deep breath. They do want to help you and maybe you can find strategies. Best of luck 🙏

[@tosinoparinde9563]

@@babysnoops14 I Hate work

[@babysnoops14]

@@ultraboombean it fine now. It was because I was bullied and they didn't do anything. Im at university now so they are more understanding.

[@wciantar45]

Where . Are. The. Parents?

[@noelgeorgette3150]

@Jotaro Kujo Why can't their mothers raise them properly? Some of these kids could probably use a good whupping.

[@gracesrebornnursery2999]

The teachers at my school always tell the parents to leave

[@tsg7official]

Dead

[@Corrie561]

Probably struggling with addiction due to their own trauma and need help but can’t get it due to the stretched NHS, therefore their child suffers due to a lack of emotional support. Please think of these possibilities.

[@tosinoparinde9563]

@@Corrie561 I have Austim

[@mnumzanemchunu776]

I pity for the rest of the kids in the classrooms when the switch is flicked off on these special kids.

[@DT-hx4gz]

Bless the teachers' hearts.

[@mynameisbryan_7155]

it is not the school's fault it is the parents fault because they don't know how to discipline their kids

[@jackmichaelshort]

I know!!!!

[@marclabrie6027]

Kids do need discipline

[@thehonesttomomtruth610]

It seems like a lot of anxiety. I feel bad for these kids

[@gracesrebornnursery2999]

I was like that up until the end of year 4 but then I moved to a new school and I got the help I needed my parents got a private diagnosis for me and now I’m the best at school I’ve ever been

[@phoenixxam5812]

Why do you feel bad for the kids?

[@kaylinalaska6117]

@@phoenixxam5812 usually the reason they don't want to go into class is because they're anxious, and the teachers following them around and distressing them is making it worse

[@phoenixxam5812]

@@kaylinalaska6117 ohhhh ok

[@Chloe-gd8qk]

@@kaylinalaska6117 but the teachers have to do something. They cannot just leave them, because like they say the children could hurt them-self, hurt others or leave the school.

[@dacha9540]

It shouldn't be just the teachers trying to deal with the child's behavior...it should be parent involvement because children have learned what they have been taught or not by their parents for proper social behavior...this concept just puts a bandaid on it & doesn't address the root problem...

[@skylerlawson5027]

Exactly 💯

[@mlmj1994]

Yes. Society has placed the burden on the public education school system to rehabilitate children. It’s really unfortunate.

[@jessicaburns2266]

That’s true but I give it to the teachers for helping

[@mencadotranforming4411]

Why were they surprised to find that the children who (being in the nurture groups) had more one-to-one attention, support, and guidance did better in math and reading by the end of the year than did the other students? What child does not do better with experiencing more one-to-one teaching?

[@abigailloar956]

The fact that the nurture groups eventually outperform the regular class proves ALL children need more one-on-one, smaller classes, and more active learning. Just proves that the school setup is trash and the reset button needs to be hit

[@becky2235]

Well said. But i sadly doubt it eill happen

[@chanyphilly8266]

I'd have left Levi standing there to make his own mind up. With no attention he'd have bored himself and come back in eventually. But it took 3 members of staff standing in the cold, basically begging him to come in before resorting to dragging him back into the building. Those 3 staff members could've been inside, helping with other children who were willing to do the work.

[@franceswomble8083]

Our children are eating junk food ff's chicken nuggets, cheese burgers, pizza noodles, Coke Cola Mountain Dew potato chips, cookies, and candy. They stay on games 🎮 and tv for hours, lots of homes, no father. Poor parenting skills are a big part of behavior, not knowing how to deal with these behaviors. We are seeing this in America also.

[@wmdkitty]

Why aren't there any consequences for the bad behavior?

[@WraithChick22]

Amen Shawna. Their behavior just escalates since they know there will get away with it.

[@geo9994]

Teachers have to be soft nowadays they can't "hurt anyones feelings" and if that happens then the kid tells the parents and then the parents come to the school and complain about that teacher. Its not like before when the teacher and parents were on the same side those days have gone trust me.

[@celticphoenix2579]

There were. The child got put into a bare time-out room until they were calm enough to articulate the issue and actively work with the teachers to an agreed compromise or resolution. Repeated offenses saw the kid sent home. The days of beating a child into compliance are thankfully gone. Children are human beings, often in difficult home situations, who deserve help learning the coping mechanisms "normal" children from "normal" homes learn. Much like training animals, with children rewarding correct behavior gets much better results than punishing bad behavior.

[@tosinoparinde9563]

@@celticphoenix2579 I hate work

[@semolinasemolina8327]

The kids are put in a cell!

[@LauraBidingCitizen]

When I worked in daycares, I felt so honoured to be part of those children’s lives, to watch them grow & learn every single day from babyhood through to 4-5 before they set off for school. However, I came across some very disturbing behaviours from some children & 20+ years on they still play on my mind.. what happened with them, how they got through school, what are they doing with their lives etc. All children will, at some point, try & push boundaries, it’s a given, that’s why it’s important to create that structure, have those boundaries in place, have consequences for actions etc. However, you can't guarantee that continues at home. When a child of 3-4 is biting both other peers & adults until they bleed, lashing out, toilet trained but purposely wetting themselves & laughing (& even, in one case, going as far as to smear their feces..), you have to wonder whats going on at home for them to react like that.

[@msch7620]

They know they are in a space with 0 consequences.

[@user-zj5br9zf1h]

I agree with you. To find the root cause and let psychologist to work with him instead of putting him in "mini jail" each time. The of why questions and support as not a pupil but as a child will help to understand much more about what to do further and in which way.

[@ashleymarshall5502]

Learning disabilities are under funded and many children get missed and are just seen as naughty children. That's not the case, they just get misunderstood.

[@becky2235]

Exactly ths ks for making this issue sewn

[@paulafoster2607]

Wouldn't it be nice if every school had something like this in place? It could really make a difference in so many lives.

[@user-jo7ce4ld2s]

These are very good teachers. They help the children very much. The angry pupils are angry but the teachers help them.

[@elzaaltmann]

Stop giving them choices, tell them what they have to do and whats expected of them. They are still children! I do not remember in my day that we had these rediculous outbursts.

[@eilissmith8591]

To a degree I agree with you, kiss’s do best with boundaries, but the school system encourages personal responsibility and making choices, which is a necessary life skill.

[@elzaaltmann]

@@eilissmith8591 they are still children, hence the reason they do not drink, or drive and are not judged in an adult court. Their brains aren't all that yet.

[@katepausig8562]

Choices for kids are okay to an extent.

[@hello-un2rp]

Tbh choices make it better alot of the times because then they can decide what they want to do and come back with a smile.

[@davetherave3511]

That's worst possible advice, and shows that you total ignorance. They could have learning difficulties, broken familyd, be abused etc. You need to find the root and cause of the behaviour instead of punishment

[@Katiepembroke]

Each of those children strike me as hurt , I can't help but wonder how much of there behaviour is learnt and seen

[@james1234168]

When I was a primary kid and tried anything like this, I would be swiftly taken to the head teachers room, get a sizeable yelling, and have no break time for a week 😂 I tell you what, it'd be a long time before I'd try anything again. Class disruption used to get sorted real quick

[@justinfilipovic8939]

Was that in England?

[@jlcubful]

Parents need to wake up!!!! And parent!!!!

[@Lifewiththee]

If my kid acted like that.... I’d tell the school to call me and I’d go to class with him. I’d set him straight, because sending them home seems to not work. From what I see anyway. I mean if they don’t like doing school work and they know they will be sent home if they act up... they will act up.

[@coolkitty2075]

I made sure my son was ready for school. I was a lone parent

[@hyperlyeverafter]

There needs to be more AWARENESS of ADHD and Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder and so on. There needs to be ASSESSMENT and DIAGNOSIS (by a paediatric psychologist/psychiatrist) and teachers need TRAINING for these kinds of psychiatric disorders and ADDITIONAL SUPPORT from specialists- in the classroom helping these teachers in the classroom every day. These children need very SPECIFIC behaviour management plans (specifically the adults need to learn how to motivate and care for these children) and the next step might also be the right medication. My daughter has ADHD (like her father) and Oppositional Defiant Disorder that varies in severity depending mostly on how closely others stick to her behaviour management plan. She is currently too young to try medication as an extra tool. Breaks my heart to see some of these children not getting the right support. I am trained in early childhood education and primary education so I understand how most schools etc run and the training teachers get and how a-typical children are not supported. If you would like a great resource on ADHD - Dr Russell Barkley is a great place to start (great lectures on KZbin). I will also add that how classrooms and learning are run should change to accommodate learning in ways that would better support children with eg ADHD.

[@rebeccaryan5030]

Also awareness of Autism (especially high functioning) and sensory issues!

[@leahvollmer610]

Adhd is over diagnosed

[@Heavens-Humanaterian-Army]

Its a lack of good parenting...not medical issues...half the medical conditions don't even exist...there just other words for your kid is a naughty brat and needs discipline.

[@greengage6546]

It could be caused by anxiety also

[@crochetomania]

@@-...-zed-...-do they have 30 kids in the classroom in the posh schools? Do they have not enough teachers in posh schools? Plus any posh school would not participate in a programme like this because it would damage their reputation.

[@elainehoughton6404]

There will be no teachers left soon and I don’t blame them. 🤦‍♀️

[@ivelissecamacho1989]

I have family that works within the school system, and they are emotionally and physically exhausted and feel like they barely accomplished their teaching plans for the day, because they spend most of their hrs dealing with disruptive students. GOOD TEACHERS have either quit, transferred to another city/state or retired. And what we have left are teachers and staff that are worse than the students. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN: *government intervenes in ways they shouldn't within families and the way they raise their own children. (Yeah, yeah, there's lots of abusive parents, but for some reason, the government seems to almost always intervene in the wrong homes) 😮‍💨 * You take more and more rights away from parents. Thats is a 💯 fact! *when u tolerate and reward bad behavior in the hopes that it will somehow help them behave better. * when u DON'T HOLD THEM TRULY ACCOUNTABLE for their actions! * Schools continue to allow such behaviors, knowing is affecting teachers' and students' ability to learn what they should! Never in my 34yrs of age have I heard of teachers running out of classrooms, crying during class, complaining about how they have no control of the situation, etc. Talking about their personal issues. My daughter is 13yrs old and all I hear is "my teacher was crying today" "my teacher says she only there for the money" (which i know can't be true, cause teachers don't get paid enough) "there was a fight today, blood and students badly hurt" yet the school allows those kids to go back to school the next day!?!??!?!?! It's UNBELIEVABLE, really. This is what's happening in the US, I'm from Massachusetts, and this is what I've noticed, and it's extremely disappointing!

[@jakeeiseman-renyard3505]

I was in a nurture group in infants school. One of many things I feel the juniors school could and should have done differently is to have a nurture group, too (along with many things I wish I'd done differently, as well). Something a nurture group can help with for kids with special needs at the transition from infants to juniors school is the shock of going from being one of the oldest in the school to one of the youngest, all over again.

[@FirdawsOsman]

As an African, this will never happen in an African school 😂. If you are from Africa you will understand.....this is a typical example of spare the rod and spoil the child

[@ntandowetu3733]

Defo

[@katepausig8562]

I wouldn't classify Africa as a good example of anything.

[@Ken_oh545]

When first teaching in Uganda. I was astonished to see how children are capable of sitting quietly there for long periods.

[@MTR_06]

Absolutely! This is a disgrace, to be honest.

[@irynaprokopa3086]

This newer happened to my generation kids in Ukraine to..

[@frankman2134]

Kids like that are so annoying

[@tosinoparinde9563]

I hate work

[@sah0865]

True but sometimes you don’t know the things behind it

[@shemaromuir3030]

All I have to say is the kids are lucky they are not in the Carrabbian or Africa.

[@astrongyoungwoman2460]

😂😂😂😂 that's true that will be grave situation

[@minhphuongnguyen8504]

or asia

[@terrorgaming459]

Google teen sucide statistics 5089 die due to school a day abolish all forms of school google prevent uk teachers are legally allowed to spy on children and convict them of terrorism i and several of my friends have been convicted for terrorism at 9 stfu

[@ntandowetu3733]

You are so correct , British kids have it so easy which is unfortunate for them 🤔

[@STYLESBYLIFEBEAUTYNMORE]

Let me tell you

[@szeszi21]

It's not always about bad parenting. There are children born with subminimal brain damage where regular parenting won't work and things can go wrong easily. I don't wanna say that's the backgrond in all cases but it's not easy to judge it from the outside.

[@SRPC21]

I’ve found a disproportionate amount of troubled children have no father figure at home but you’re right that in some cases it could be a disability, even in a perfect family environment.

[@coolkitty2075]

There are schools for children with special needs

[@zoedark7101]

Brain scans should be done more regularly.

[@naomi5893]

​@@zoedark7101That's expensive.

[@aliwilliams5407]

@@-...-zed-...-those children learn to hide it. Affluence can be positive but the negative is that those children’s behaviors are controlled with heavy medication that leads many into addiction.

[@louisemerriman1079]

If I would of behaved like that in school I would have been chilling with whitney and Michael Jackson by now

[@jaytaylor1356]

My mum would’ve curb stomped me

[@miriamllamas224]

😂😂😂

[@eggfluffington5408]

Same lol

[@annieridesagain3867]

This documentary is years old , the children featured are adults now . But I would have had Jason tested for FASD if I had been able to .

[@azsli2]

And absent seizures. The way he zoned like that

[@hello-un2rp]

This was 2 yrs ago tho

[@user-cw6yj5gq9y]

When I was in primary this boy in my class would come up to me an slap me on the face then we went to secondary he was only there for 3 days then expelled so now I’m safe 😀

[@JustElly123]

That’s terrible. It’s such a shame how much tolerance primary schools have to have beyond what should be accepted.

[@mariacrouch7109]

MORE PAY BETTER CONDITIONS AND MORE MONEY AND BETTER RESOURCES INTO SCHOOLS THIS IS WHAT IS NEEDED URGENTLY

[@desserteyes6978]

ADHD, Tourettes, ASD. Behavioural issues aren't always parents under disciplining their kids. People are ignorant.

[@jenachaantdiam3088]

but it‘s still the parents responability to find a solution for that. it‘s not fair to the other kids and the teachers who are trying to learn something and have a productive day...

[@rebeccaryan5030]

@@jenachaantdiam3088 it can be really difficult to access help for kids not fitting in with the system. First a child has to fail significantly to be considered for help. Parents have to follow that format to be accepted onto the process of diagnosis. In my area that includes parenting courses and occupational therapy assessments for the child. It can take years.

[@desserteyes6978]

@@jenachaantdiam3088 What solution? Lol there really isn't any other than institutionalizing and pilling them up all day. If teachers don't want that they can quit. Simple. Therapy doesn't really work for some children.

[@CanadianMonarchist]

I have autism spectrum disorder, and I learned to be obedient and polite to my parents and teachers.

[@desserteyes6978]

@@CanadianMonarchist not severe autistic kids who are cognitively delayed, and also have sensory and auditory processing

[@reinadegrillos]

A good old fashioned parenting is needed. Discipline, obedience, rules.

[@shirleyac12]

These children often have parents that are dysfunctional. They learn how to treat others if they witness adults treating others badly . I doubt if dysfunctional parents deal with their children appropriately. I think parenting classes should be compulsory if a child clearly starts school without any self control management at all. School should teach and parents should be a nurturing example to their kids. It’s good there’s staff to help children that parents clearly can’t be bothered with . I feel for staff and children that want to learn . Of course some children change which is brilliant. Thanks to staff and their parents .

[@ZH-Rocks]

How come in other parts of world we dont see these bullying/tantrums and outburst) specially at this young age in schools??there has to be a reason why children are acting up here..i took my child abroad for 2 yrs and they were astonish to see how disciplined the children were in class.(yr 6,9 and 13 ).

[@SuperBurger2011]

I think in Western countries there is always a feeling that no matter how many bad choices you choose to make in life, there will always be a safety net to catch you. I think this is what allows them to act up - they know they will be given endless chances. I think this leads to a sense of entitlement in both adults and children. In the East, on the other hand, there are no safety nets to catch you. If you act out, and end up being expelled (which they are much quicker to do in the East), you know your life is going to be tough from there. You'll be alienated by all your previous friends, likely not be let into another school quickly, and if you grow up not having achieved much there are no government payouts or anything to make your life liveable. Children are aware of this over there. They grow up knowing they must be disciplined and hardworking because it's a cultural norm over there; you get a good life if you conduct yourself properly. If not, you get nothing. There is no sense of entitlement.

[@naomi5893]

There is a lack of male teachers and male role models in schools. Both my husband and my dad work in schools and my mum works in eary help, it's so important for males to be present in schools. Especially if some of the kids have an absent father figure. Also state schools are pretty underfunded, especially with mental health issues.

[@mariofilippeschi4855]

Filipino mom: 🥿👟🧹 this would fix it

[@tribecca4578]

Yup!

[@celticphoenix2579]

It doesn't fix anything, just kicks the can down the road a ways. I speak from personal experience.

[@tosinoparinde9563]

Yup

[@yuzuru1813]

It will just traumatized them and make them scared of you, and maybe they'll even start kicking off more at school

[@bill_]

I went to a village primary school with about 50 kids so we didn’t really have any bad behaviour or bullying.

[@26prodjectstudios53]

My Mum:"Dont Worry, You Will Have A Great Day At School" My Day At School:

[@jennychurchill2716]

Its the parent's responsibility to discipline their own children. Too many of them cant be bothered.

[@Robyamdam]

Anakin Skywalker knew how to fix those pesky kids

[@timothycurnock9162]

Lol that's funny. You were my brother, oh how we all met some guys like that. I cry everytime.

[@rabidrabbitshuggers]

*Lightsaber pulled out of sheath* Let's plan some parenthoods.

[@finnsnow2495]

Master Skywalker, what are we going to do?

[@tosinoparinde9563]

@@rabidrabbitshuggers I hoped Luke Skywalker will save us from school

[@tamaraj4200]

Why are kids in school at age 3? I didn't start school until age 5 and I was barely ready. Also why so many toys for the older children. As of grade 1 at 6 years old there were no more toys in the classroom except for show and tell. That is probably a major distraction.

[@ultraboombean]

Early education , pre-k actually helps kids ....prolly cuz their parents do not teach them basic stuff they need to know before even starting school at 5.

[@helenamoniqueclarke8135]

It almost always starts at home.

[@marclabrie6027]

Discipline starts at home

[@kaylinalaska6117]

@@marclabrie6027 you don't need discipline to have a happy home

[@kaylinalaska6117]

no it doesn't.

[@marclabrie6027]

@@kaylinalaska6117 how so

[@eggfluffington5408]

@@kaylinalaska6117 you do, it should never be aggressive if my kids are naughty I put them in the corner they are brought up with manners do there homework on time . I was beaten as a kid, starved punished for nothing and would never do the same to my girls

[@msch7620]

The kid @14:05 has either something neurological or some deep trauma of neglect and violence. It makes me so sad. I hope he got the right help and is doing fine.

[@gillianbrookwell1678]

Unbelievable; all these teachers trying to coax an obstinate kid to do what we all do throughout our lives. I was born in the time when we did as we were told without arguments. Many of us didn't like school but we knew we had to be there to learn. Far too much attention here.

[@foreverkenzie2397]

The issue is alot of adults are just broken kids in an adult body

[@Drebolaskan]

I spent 3 yrs in London right after kindergarten. The schools were so pretty and grand compared to what I was used to back home, I couldn't imagine any kid wanting to cause trouble with so much activities and resources available to them. I recall getting some mild bullying from the kids, but it didn't register in my childish mind and I just brushed it off. Then I moved back to Asia and got the shock of my life; everything was stressful, I didn't understand the change in culture/environment, teachers were yelling, the kids just shunned me, got caned almost everyday, family problems, noone to talk to, not knowing what I should do or how long this madness would go on for and I distinctly remember wondering why people are so afraid of dying when life itself is just full of pain and it's all just going to end the same way either way; but I had no idea how one would go about bringing their own demise, or I likely wouldn't be here right now. Oh, and I would stress eat every night till I grew almost 3 times my usual size. I forgot where I was going with this, but I think it had something to do how a strong-handed approach is sometimes needed but how it needs to be tempered with a strong focus on the well-being, mentally and emotionally, of the child. That's the gist of it at least

[@sherrydobbins188]

They have no idea where the boundaries are..line between acceptable and unacceptable behavior..letting a child make its own choices .why are their adults in charge if they are not setting the limit's

[@eclipse_eternal8178]

When I was in secondary school In year 9 and 10 I had a period of really hating and being terrified of my food tech practical lessons so one day I got in the room then immediately walked out and hid in the bathroom for 2 hours and even though I went out eventually after that incident every food tech lesson I made a scene somewhere in the school like full on crying and having a meltdown (baring in mind I was model-ish student and would never be imagined to do this) and for a while I would not go at all and they gave me tons of opportunities to make the right decision and to go anyway but that was not the issue i was terrified of messing up in the actual lesson so it didn't make much difference but after I was threatened at parents evening to be taken off the course and a LSA helped me to get into the lesson and to get started and that no one was judging me I very slowly managed to go to every lesson even though I was terrified every time I still managed to do my practical exam and I ended up passing my subject and getting s GCSE out of it so moral of the story I don't really have one but just wanted to show that it's not always so easy to do the right thing there are often reasons why you don't.

[@bunglejoy3645]

Please be aware its not always the parents there's many psychiatric learning difficulties these kids can have adhd sensory processing disorder oppositional disorder difficult home situations even mental breakdowns severe anxiety school phobia autism come age 12 even scriphonia psychosis schizoid affective disorder paronia I wascwell vehaved not violent never would be but had mental health issues from age 14 to present day in late life being a 1970s baby these thing wernt known about turns out I've properly bee high functioning aspergers from age 5 though onlyvinformally diagnosed by psychotherapist in 2018 sadly mum didn't live to see it I cared for mum for 20 year my mental health despite extensive treatment dosentvimpr9ve no offense mental but all I can do is to educate people on mental health

[@noahleith2509]

FASD - Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

[@klaus2550]

I was very much like these children and I feel for them. It's usually either a case of they don't get enough attention at home, they aren't having enough discipline at home, they're seeing that aggression at home or that they may be something like being autistic. I experienced alot of that as a kid and I wish my school would've looked into it. Referred me for some kind of assessment because. Kids aren't violent for no reason

[@klaus2550]

I wish they'd had something like a nurture group. I used to just get locked in a room for hours

[@becky2235]

Well said

[@sambee8982]

4:30 That dreaded moment at school when breaktime is over in the playground and you hear the whistle being blown and the teacher on duty shouting at everyone to stop.🤣🤣🤣

[@ymimad49]

let supernanny come in and teach the teachers how to handle these kids, and then go and teach the parents. I bet a lot of these kids have no father in the home.

[@kobjgdewschucrvtubnkm]

it starts with the parents tho

[@ryliel3130]

What the hell does having a neurodivergent child have to do with having a male parent?

[@ABBZ120]

Rylie L kids growing up without a good father figure are much more likely to behave this way

[@rshq0]

Or.just let their parents give them a slap

[@ryliel3130]

All of you need to educate yourselves because what you are saying is complete horse shit

[@alientourist4171]

This program is absolutely fantastic. I wish they would do it in Canada.

[@sir_rick_dickpump]

I love how most kids parents would say there kids are perfect.

[@classyundercutelectra4330]

'A bare room with nothing to climb on' Little dude must be levitating then 😂

[@evangelene12]

Your listening and comprehension skills, and English sentence construction aren't so good. The sentence says - bare walls, and no furniture to climb or throw. "To climb or throw" refers to the furniture. You can't throw walls can you? Also a door is not a wall. Maybe dig out those first grade English books hmmm?

[@dburr706]

Hahah fr. Dude was just hanging in the window 🤣

[@eevee727]

@@evangelene12 Their comment was a joke.

[@ciarangillece7572]

Imagine if Levi was a student in a Victorian school 🤣

[@georgikobakov2184]

Oof for levi 😅

[@ciarangillece7572]

@@georgikobakov2184 🤣🤣🤣😅😅

[@louisebrown2624]

Confronting a child in a state of distress is not going to help. The children need support, the parents need support and those pastoral care staff need some mental health support training.

[@Foo007]

I’m a special educator and the mom of 2 Autistic kids - there’s more going on here - these kids could have sensory issues, ASD, ADHD, Anxiety disorder...kids don’t act out for no reason....

[@AussieBrit]

I agree. They don't act out for no reason. These children don't just magically display these behaviours when they start school. The problem is due to ignorant and misguided parenting from a very young age.

[@Foo007]

Nicola Todd possibly parenting but not necessarily - emotional issues are not only environmental and situational but also physiological in most cases

[@AussieBrit]

@@Foo007 You just made my point. These disruptive behaviours would definitely have been present before school age if that was the case. And by ignorant, I meant this in the true sense of the word, as in, not picking up on problems early and seeking intervention from health professionals.

[@marclabrie6027]

@@AussieBrit no discipline given to them

[@marclabrie6027]

@@AussieBrit these kids need good discipline

[@iszychurch4711]

I am hoping the teachers contacted social services to check that these children were not being abused/neglected. I know so many children who have acted in similar ways and it was the abuse that they were going through at home, I too was abused at home and the teachers were useless.

[@everydaysaschool-day7517]

There is a rigorous safeguarding procedure in UK schools.

[@notacatnt]

@@everydaysaschool-day7517 There is? I wrote a card for mother's day and a teacher printed it for me, and it said something along the lines of "I love you mummy, but please don't hit me again". Nothing was done. Across multiple schools, when there was evidence of how I was treated. Schools don't deal with bullying, even when it becomes a legal issue. They certainly never helped with my home life, either.

[@VILL4NELLE]

Sorry it’s the parents. These kids would never dare act like this around me and mine

[@flipperflipper-eo2gp]

Not always sometimes it's conditions that have never been diagnosed example FAS

[@Sebster-jg1bd]

Shiver me timbers 🥶🥶🥶

[@everydaysaschool-day7517]

Kids don't get to choose their parents in case you hadn't realised.

[@lauracummings6482]

Why are they disruptive? Maybe normal school is too much for them. Maybe they have too high of expectations and they are acting out because they aren’t able to cope with the demands we now place on children.

[@dimitriosvuthoulkas2538]

Chdreins needs paaviles times for you talk to learn rassiings good T classroom

[@cayk9444]

“The demands we now place on children”, oh come on, when I went to school there were WAYYYY more expectations, dont be ridiculous. These children have no structure and do what they want at home, and they want to do the same at school.

[@joelhall5124]

Seems like they have no control at all. The kids know they can do whatever they like.

[@ceseak1571]

All behaviour is communication. This behavior may be mental health, learning disabilities, giftedness and or promlems at home. I am happy these children are gating help in nurture groups i hope that they get any support they need.

[@matthewgenn3258]

I’ve watched the first few minutes and I notice straight away that Levi is in a school with no male role models.

[@traceymartin6526]

Because primary school teaching doesn’t appeal to many men. I work in a school and I asked a male teacher why there aren’t more male teachers. He told me many men who would like to be teachers of primary children choose not to because society apparently questions why men would want to work with young children... you can imagine how this makes potential male teachers decide not to bother

[@imprsk6729]

Very valid point... these boys often grow up with poor social skills with women... we see the results in society...

[@JosephLive..]

They need to be more strict

[@lucymac5280]

Teachers deserve better.

[@lea-emmalouise7002]

I was like this in school when teachers don’t help me I mess around to get there attention

[@myfamily7001]

Guess this is what happens when you close special schools and reduce ther support and walk these kids into mainstream schools, a place they really shouldn't be for their own benefit as well as the mainstream kids

[@FurbyGender]

I swore that woman who was saying “girls” was saying ghettos. It’s amazing how far Casey and Levi came but especially Levi. Some kids just need smaller classes. People are always calling for kids to get smacked but they never consider that all you’re doing is teaching the child “If I don’t get the behavior I want from you, hitting you is how I get the behavior I want”. It just makes for worse kids.

[@ntshembomathebula7457]

They would’ve never done this at my old school😂😂 I’m from Africa so ne I’m telling you the teachers would have never tolerated this

[@megangreene3955]

I would like to see this nurture group imported to the United States. It looks really good. I think my son, Thomas, would benefit from it.

[@a.j.patten4389]

These boys might benefit from a positive male role model/disciplinarian at school instead of all women.

[@ultraboombean]

Well then more men need to become teachers 🤷

[@pisstakecentral]

@@ultraboombean they do... they don't get hired

[@pisstakecentral]

No doubt

[@annmitchell4663]

Most male teachers are in senior schools.

[@GherkinBitchs]

I agree, it’s good to have a 50/50 balance, but 76% of teachers are women and 35.5% of teachers are male in high school. So it’s more to do with men not wanting to become teachers, I always find that most men go for construction work as it pays more?