When they come back from the purncipul’s office with a treat.....

[@SinksYourBoat]

Gerry is a principal who hasn’t forgotten the struggles of a teacher.

[@astridgalactic9336]

If any of my principals were like Gerry, I'd probably still be teaching today. Instead, they were all exactly as he depicted in this skit. I finally gave up and quit.

[@jbdarr604]

I would love to “come to Jesus” with all the assistant principals that have done this to my students in the past! Thank you for making this! Speaking truth Gerry! You do it sooooo well❤️🤣

[@genno3714]

Oop my ap just did nothing to a hs student who verbally threatened me (and whom I had recorded bad behavior from previously) because he "seemed really sorry." Yes let's let him go into the workplace threatening women!!! She didn't want to "get his mom involved"!!! I've already messaged her!!! Many times!!! Jeez louise.

[@margybernard]

@@genno3714 many years ago, I got written up for refusing to accept a high school kid back into my class, within minutes of having him escorted to the office; he was just about to hit me, with fist and all...

[@margybernard]

JB Darr, grab the holy water on your way

[@astridgalactic9336]

@@genno3714 I know a teacher who was injured pretty badly when a wild student picked up a desk and threw it at her. She sent him to the office and the principal told him to go right back because that was the teacher's problem. Another former teacher that I know was set on fire by a student and the principal tried to blackmail the teacher into not reporting it to the authorities. This caused her to quit. The principal did not give one rat's bottom about what happened to the teacher and accused her of causing the student to do this. I could go on for ages with similar stories just in my jurisdiction, and some of them happened to me. And we wonder why so many of these kids grow up with serious social and behavioral problems.

[@susancook1448]

What are we paying “admin” to do if not handle hard core discipline problems? Do we need to add more personnel at that level? Are school counselors any help at all?

[@dcamp258]

"Let be unprofessional together this week"😂

[@CharlotteWebb1952]

So we can have a Come to Jesus Meeting......Mercy! I love it!

[@joyceprice4811]

The only reason this is sad is because it is true.

[@mapayton3811]

Joyce Price When the principal gets a student referral, the teacher has given the principal the issue to handle. Don’t tell the principal how you want them to handle the issue 😃. We all want the same thing. We want all our students to know we care. The principal can take more time,a classroom teacher doesn’t have, to try to figure out triggers of behaviors and then work toward solutions. Sometimes in doing so we might share a piece of candy, an ice cream, or lunch. 😉 I did do this in my career with some students. Not all and not all the time. But it is true. Gerry has got it right as usual in a way we all come away laughing. Saying to ourselves,”Yeah he’s got that right.”

[@lornalessing2080]

@@mapayton3811 I literally had to have a child in the 2nd grade removed by my room by the police because he was so violent. Do you know what the policeman told him? "C'mon buddy, let's go for a little walk and I'll buy you a candy and a drink if you calm down"--which he did immediately and was then allowed to skip down the hall to the teachers' lounge- where no other student was allowed, and then skip on back to my room where he flaunted his candy and drink for all of my confused kids who followed the rules but had no candy to see. And guess what-- he was throwing chairs within the hour. Giving a student who has stolen instructional time from 25 other students a reward in any shape or form is WRONG point blank period. Gerry has his head on straight and is totally correct. I'm retired after many years in the field and the only person who could get me to go back to the rat race would be Gerry Brooks because he is the only principal who speaks the God's honest truth.

[@patriciahein2867]

@@mapayton3811 That sharing sends the wrong signal to the misbehaving student and all those students that never misbehave!

[@kina7128]

Absolutely! I often suspect our Principals and Deputies to be Part of a hidden agenda - encourage bad behaviour, promoting anarchy! Sad, but true, it's the Powers That Be in rhe Education System, who corrupt the youth. As teacher, I've experienced similar situations, and so have my colleagues. What a losing battle we find against the demons in our midst!

[@kina7128]

@@lornalessing2080 Totally agree!

[@djh1775]

This reward for bad behavior happens all the time at my school! If teachers were this honest, they wouldn't have a job. Oh, but I wish we could....

[@angelabrown3994]

They call this positive behavior reinforcement. Ha! Ha! Ha! 🤣🤣🤣

[@robinnutt]

You’re gonna call his momma!!! 😂😂😂

[@margybernard]

I see Gerry's trying to have us all fired.🤣

[@heatherlieberman9082]

OMG! I love that little "sneak" at the end. "I'll see you today for the '90 minute ' staff meeting." 😂

[@KaylaBuhdayla]

After fulfilling my 3 year contract, I burned rubber and left a school like this. I couldn’t mentally deal with it anymore. Almost quit teaching all together and then found a sweet little school. Such a TRUE STORY.

[@Sonjaic]

This exact same thing happened once to a fellow teacher. The child was returned to the class sporting a fancy new pencil. All the other kinder students rebelled lol

[@busyteachermom4353]

It's happened to me. Then, the other kids start mimicking that behavior so that they can go to the office to get their "reward."

[@a.j.edwards7568]

This is gold. It is even better coming from a principal. Thank you for recognizing that nothing is perfect. If we can all see the flaws (either personal or around us) we can build something great!

[@lisazimmerman5622]

The 5 people who disliked this video must be the admin he's describing!

[@joyceburns7637]

Even though I’m a retired, I can identify with Gerry!! I love the humor😅!!!

[@aseretstudio1724]

Retired as well and copy that!

[@cathijones3924]

I can so identify with this one and just love it! I had a superintendent/principal who, for some reason, thought he should be friends with and reward students who had been sent to his office. These students would come back to class with candy that the well behaved students did not receive. The well behaved students didn’t understand why they didn’t get candy, too. His strategy didn’t work and the kids were worse when they came back to the classroom . Those were a miserable couple of years for the staff!

[@bonnieikamas1201]

What a nightmare; I had this situation too...🤮

[@kathyressler4764]

Love the 90 minute staff meeting. Teachers work at home, during their lunch break, before and after school on lesson plans, grading students work, cleaning the room, setting up teaching exercises, meeting with parents by phone, email or in person, etc. Administration after sending out email and paper copies they decide they need to read to the teachers as if they can't read. At some point instead of lip service actually understand these teachers are people not robots who are burning out.

[@EssentialOilStories]

Oh my gosh, this makes too much sense to be just a joke.🤣🤣🤣🤦

[@cordeliaclark-howard377]

Oh I love this, so true, u hit this dead on the nail. Thank u

[@josephbaptist255]

It is true - so true you have to either laugh or cry.

[@tomherron4334]

I needed this humor to start out my day. Brings back memories from quite a few years ago. Thank you!

[@mememe1216]

This would be hilarious if it weren't so true. I know multiple teachers who ended up leaving the profession because of Administration like this. I'm glad that there are wonderful principals like Mr Brooks and my boss that make me love teaching.

[@yakkyuu12]

This SHOULD be sent out to EVERY teacher in America. The complete sadness of this is the only matched by the COMPLETE OBJECTIVE -TRUTH- of this!!

[@josephbaptist255]

Every principal, superintendent, and school board member should have to watch this. Tecahers don;t need to watch it - they live it every day.

[@DraGnFly007]

Gerry, you need to go on tour and teach schools who are all about the reward system. Supportive parent? Where?!!So imbalanced!!! All educators feel vindicated!

[@jenniferrosenthal7731]

This happens all of the time!!! So frustrating Why are we rewarding unexpected behavior? What are we reinforcing here?

[@ratherbfishing455]

Criminal behavior

[@theresewillis5584]

OMGOMGOMG- THANK YOU FOR THIS! Bless you Mr. Brooks!

[@renastone1270]

Goodness, I've had principals like this in the past. Thankfully, I have the exact opposite now, so this made me laugh. =)

[@stephaniebrady31]

3 emails repealed the first 3 emails... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Then I'm gonna call YOUR Mom...

[@Trinket2022]

Omg...things I'd like to say my last month before retirement!!!!😂😂😂

[@arcydelrio256]

This use to infuriate me! Things we wish we could say to Admin, lol.

[@Mourningdove702]

Things to be said AFTER you signed the contract to transfer to a different school or district. LOL

[@camilamuniz7279]

Oh Lord! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I’ve had principals like that before.

[@auntie.shannon]

Sadly, this stuff really happens. Had a principal/director reward one of my student's bad behavior with candy once...and only once. I quit soon after that.

[@kgilewicz]

I love how you get it! “Supportive. You know what that is right? No, I don’t think you do.” Ba-bam!

[@uncleluke7789]

I’m doing my online work right now. But I had to take a break to watch this video. Love your videos man!

[@neldayaw2833]

Ooooh...now you are stepping on those toes...ouch!!! Lol

[@debbiehood2037]

I substitute, part of my training this year was complete "Conscious Discipline: Building Resilient Schools & Homes 10 session online course," by Dr. Becky Bailey. While some of the ideas are good, it's very hard to implement with a class of 20. I'm 51 and have subbed for 20 years, I always that the principal's who send the kid back to class with a cup of hot chocolate, a donut, and gift certificate to Dairy Queen for hitting me, throwing a chair, and cussing like a sailor on leave. 🤦🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

[@reade4322]

This happens in preschool too! I laughed so hard. This is an almost weekly occurrence. 😂😂😂

[@roxannehubbard7389]

I love come to Jesus meetings .LOL

[@meagan_may]

One of my teachers says "this ain't elemento skew"

[@kymmico]

This is the wrong title. It should say - Things teachers dream about telling the purncipul.

[@pyenme]

At the risk of somebody from my school seeing this..... SO TRUE. Our kids get rewarded for bad behavior all the time - frustrating the teachers and other support staff to the point of wanting to storm the office with torches and pitchforks. Credibility of our authority is severely compromised. Then there is the Domino Effect - where other kids figure it out and follow suit. Teachers and staff in my school took issue with one student and the apparent special privilege received because the mother also works in our office. The principal responded by "putting distance" between the CHILD and the specific staff member the student tested the most - so the issue would just "go away" for the last few weeks of school. The child had lied about the staff member (and the principal knew it), and his mother went on the attack saying the staff member was targeting her son, who was consistently disrespectful and disruptive because he knew he could. When the inmates take over the asylum, we are all in serious trouble. Gerry Brooks has hit the nail on the head!!

[@jenniferlawrence8533]

Than you for being there for the children!!!

[@c.kohler1455]

Our "naughty" was made principal for the day!😫

[@may2888]

I teach self contained sped middle school. My kids got hip to the principal treats and were REQUESTING to talk with her. If I said no, the left the room anyway.

[@ratherbfishing455]

They used to go to ISS. America will not have a workforce.

[@susancushing8254]

Thank you for giving us something on these crazy days to laugh at! I think I need a few come to Jesus moments !

[@eiriankageno]

I find it so frustrating when this happens.

[@timothyward8695]

I used to teach at that school

[@charlottesmall4373]

Sometimes words can just be TOO true! 🤣😭

[@aTimeAsThis]

This is the most common sense thing I’ve heard in a long time. He had all the right responses.

[@k.ruthwilliams2750]

Oh, my gosh!!! If ONLY! 👍👍👏👏

[@Oceangirlfun]

Thanks for giving me some laughs!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@ecto78]

Lol!! This is funny!! I am a parent who is trying to keep my kiddo at home doing virtual school and now I have a broken leg. 2020 is just great!! Yesterday, the school totally changed her teachers and canvas account in the middle of the school day. I had a phone call with the assistant "purncipal" in which I had some choice words about the sudden change.

[@ratherbfishing455]

Teachers are quitting and retiring early at .y school.

[@genno3714]

Teachers are retiring in droves. We are being treated like hot garbage. The ap was probably part of the problem so let em have it.

[@karenfrancis5572]

Amen! Amen.

[@rfranksensey]

So perfect! But if he doesn’t stay in his office all day How is going to get the paper read?

[@Trinket2022]

Lol....i mean...somebody's gotta do it! 😆 lol

[@peggyb4033]

That was a FUNNY 1. SMH anf laughing so hard. 😂😂😂 What teachers and ALL Essential folk go thru for Us. Man we take them for granted!!!

[@sandy7543]

Let's be unprofessional together! Omg!

[@brazillady5119]

Another AMEN!

[@binarybus11000]

Of all the video, I have to say that I appreciate this one the most. I can definitely relate.

[@sunshinecreole1319]

I come to Mr. Gerry channel for a destress laugh from a stressful day in class. Thank you Mr. Gerry for making me laugh and speaking the truth.

[@empressbracey572]

Y'all notice the phone🤣🤣

[@megancampbell4619]

I've had this principal. I couldn't wait to leave that school.

[@tracibritt5723]

Amazing made my day. Thank you.

[@bobp1016]

I have to disagree! Let the principal stay in the office. Teachers don’t have time to worry about changing learning targets every day!

[@vendingguy47]

I totally needed this today in my teaching life!!!

[@deneseharris]

What is even worse, our adminstration did not want us to send any students for discipline. We were suppose to handle it in tbe classroom.

[@josephbaptist255]

When I had an administration that tried to tell me that, I said "Okay. I'll do your job for you - and you don;t even have to share yoru paycheck with me. Just give me the forms so I can send kids to ISS, home suspension, etc. - No? You won;lt give me the tools to do yoru job for you? Then maybe you need to start doing YOUR job, so that I can do mine." Yes, they did suddenly "lose" my exceptional evaluations, and fake up some terrible ones, and I did move to another district at the end of the contract year.

[@jesciapatterson244]

Then I'm gonna call your mama🤭🤣

[@Tony29103]

'what'd I want you to do.... OH THAT'S EASY"

[@kathyk479]

Do you ever really talk to your parents like that? If you do ! More power to you! And good for you! Lolol

[@Gmamajane1]

I had an 8 th grade student whom I had sent to the office for egregious behavior in my classroom only to have him be given the coveted job of delivering newspapers to the classrooms 🤦‍♀️ i was at the front of the classroom when a huge stack of newspapers hit the back of my foot. When I turned to see what had nearly taken me out, there stood that 8th grade student , smile on his face, giving me the middle finger, and running off down the hall! Yep, this is a true story.

[@Lynn-r8h]

I believe it. I sent an 8th grader to the office for punching another boy in the privates..six minutes later he was back. I thought it would be a three day suspension. Nope. Principal said not to physically assault anyone anymore. Boy agreed. I retired that year.

[@RockerH2526]

Makes you really appreciate the good ones.... our school is lucky enough to have one of those.

[@ryanriordan4209]

Well done! Many good points and well presented. Unfortunately, it's not just in school where this happens. I routinely receive multiple emails from co-workers, boy scouts and the school system where where either each email retracts the previous or where none of them make sense individually but need to be pieced together and rearranged. It's also common to have meetings that are extended by having 10 minutes of content spread over an hour and a half.

[@janetlafrance3325]

Amen!

[@johnclark3720]

Get out of the office..>AKA< LEADERSHIP BY WALKING AROUND!

[@jazydazy7306]

Can I hear an Amen!!!

[@melissawittman]

I had a student that struck me, other students, threw items as well as chairs, ripped other students work up, etc. I was told that I should give him one of the special awards for behavior after he went a day without throwing a tantrum. I had no choice, so I immediately gave one to ALL of the other students that did deserve it. I just retired this year and the memories still bother me. Good luck y'all!

[@jennifercornell140]

Yes!!! I think principals do that so teachers stop sending kids. Then the principal complains that they didn't know little Johnny was throwing chairs. Why should I tell you when you don't give a crap.

[@amyc.9322]

This is where you send emails and follow up emails for documentation.

[@josephbaptist255]

We had a meeting where the admins were congratulating themselves because the number of referrals had dropped off - until some of us pointed out that we had simply stopped wasting our time writing referrals, because the admins didn't do anything to the kids who got those referrals. "But THE DATA says that the kids are behaving better" So then we started writing referrals again, only to find that the admisn were deleting them from the system to keep the numbers low.

[@AnneGoggansQHHT]

He’s got a corded phone in his car 😉

[@mmac8359]

It's his car phone.

[@saraking9002]

Too many campuses are like this - I’m SO blessed mine isn’t!😊

[@pilarclark6126]

Omg I'm dying🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jmays79]

That took a turn! HAHAHA!!!

[@mallorys.8066]

My old boss used to do this. She’d also rip up any detention slips I would write.

[@coachprescott72]

Love the corded phone!

[@justice4all897]

I missed it at first. My purncipal hides from #everybodyallday

[@mrsawiggins]

Good Lord!!

[@leavenodoubt1651]

It was a medicated lollipop 🤭

[@KarlaAkins1]

Like we could ever speak to our admin this way and not get written up/marked down/fired?

[@terrah3735]

😂 love it!

[@erinc6997]

Boom! Roasted!

[@alperry62]

Pretty good reply...

[@johnlopez3996]

Yep, hit a kid in class, you get a Happy Meal. You kick the teacher, then you get a new bike.

[@danelledautrievesanford]

😭😭😭😭🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️😊

[@pleasantvalleywildlife6783]

Nail on head!

[@melissaclifford8398]

Yes! YES!

[@meganjames1034]

I'm the parent, and this is how I feel about how the teachers are with the kids sometimes!

[@kpounders7437]

What do you mean?

[@Cheray_]

Teachers and principals are getting a little too into participation trophy types, no you don't get a reward for following rules🤦🏾‍♀️We acted up, we got swatted! My kid acted up and came home with all kinds of candy and prizes 🤷🏾‍♀️Just save the 5 minute recess timeout and CALL ME😉

[@meganjames1034]

@@kpounders7437 teacher calls to say kid is in trouble or they were sent to the office, then the teacher sends the kid home with stickers or candy because they really are a good kid.

[@patriciahein2867]

@@Cheray_ You are rare, unfortunately.

[@Cheray_]

@@patriciahein2867 very unfortunate 🤷🏾‍♀️ 💖🙏🏾

[@user-zl7zr2rt2v]

I have seen far worse when my son was in private school. Where they cater to only the really wealthy. We would have pulled him out earlier but the teachers were the greatest

[@EmP-2022]

Get it!

[@NikkiVelazquez]

Dayum!!

[@lauramiller3372]

THANK YOU!!!!!

[@CANDACE_7]

This!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ruthresetar5940]

Can't laugh because it's all true. You can't make this stuff up!

[@lunagem784]

I Have To Say Flipping Tables Over a Red/Blue Crayon Yelling That Word 9x Over Again Jesus’s I Think They Can Go PJ’s. Don’t Have TheHampton . Lol, Talk To My Momma

[@Shortkonner]

As a parent I'm learning allot her

[@joyceprice4811]

Some principals need to go.