You could say I've seen a few things over the years in my career. - I've broken up physical fights between students, - I've had flowers and wine delivered to me from parents as a thank you for teaching their child. - I've had police contact me because a student is listed as a missing person and hasn't been seen for days. - I've received hugs from students at the end of the year (and I'm not a hugger at all with students!), - I've been vomited on, sworn at and threatened verbally. - I've had school refusers respond to my modified timetables and work loads with success and return to school full time. - I've gone up against school Principals to overturn or back down on a decision against a student. - I've referred parents to the esafety commissioner to take down inappropriate images of students. - I've protected students from their parent/s. - I've seen a few pregnancies and helped discreetly with whatever decision was made. - I've made numerous mandatory reports. - I've suggested students take out AVO's and intervention orders against other families. - I've given my lunch to a hungry student more times than I can remember. - I've had students deal with death and grief, not only of a family member, but also of another student in the school. - I've had students with anger management issues, come and find me in my classroom right before they were about to punch someone, because they remembered my words and request. - I've had students with anxiety, request to be in my class, because I make them feel safe. - I've taken on more students that I should in my classes because "I can handle them." This list is not exhaustive. Every job has it's issues and pressures. Just know that behind every post I make, every podcast episode I record and every piece of advice given for free in my community; is delivered with 20 years of experience and possibly someone else's child in mind that I've dealt with, in a similar situation. Some days are better than others, but when we lead with connection first, everything turns out as it should. 🥰

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