Education & Learning
UK Teacher Reveals He Accidentally Called 12-Year-Old Student a Dick in Class
Triggernometry
Life Update, Iran War and British Politics
What was said
"I was teaching the lesson and in my head I said the words, why are you such a dick? Except I didn't say it in my head. I said it out loud, and the kids all stopped and looked at me."
Francis Foster, a former teacher and author of 'Uneducated,' revealed an incident where he accidentally verbalized his internal frustration with a disruptive 12-year-old student during a lesson. The moment underscores the extreme behavioral challenges teachers face in UK schools and the mental toll of managing unruly classrooms. Foster uses the story to illustrate the crisis in British education where teachers are overwhelmed and under-supported.
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- Programme
- Triggernometry
- Episode
- Life Update, Iran War and British Politics
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- 3:44
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