Can you share some trainee teacher horror stories?

There are also tales of trainees being forced to sign very one - sided contracts. These contracts might tie them to a company for a long time with little pay and a lot of restrictions. For instance, they might not be allowed to take on other gigs or have any say in their music or image, which is really unfair.

One common element is lack of classroom management skills. Trainee teachers often struggle to control the students, like in the case where students keep chatting instead of listening. Another is being unprepared, for example, not knowing the subject matter well enough and making mistakes during teaching.

One horror story could be a teacher having a student who constantly disrupts the class by shouting and throwing things. The teacher tries all methods of discipline but the school administration doesn't support her fully, leaving her feeling helpless and stressed in her own classroom.

One horror story is when a teacher was asked really inappropriate questions during an interview. The interviewer started asking about the teacher's personal relationships instead of focusing on teaching skills. It made the teacher feel extremely uncomfortable and violated.

Sure. One time a substitute teacher walked into a classroom full of rowdy students. They completely ignored her instructions and started throwing things around. She tried to calm them down but they just got worse, and she was so terrified she nearly ran out of the room.

I heard of a teacher horror story where the teacher was very unfair in grading. They would give good grades to their favorite students regardless of the actual work quality, and give very low grades to those they didn't like. For example, one student worked really hard on a project but got a much lower grade than another student who just did a mediocre job but was the teacher's pet. This created a lot of frustration and disappointment among the students.

Another horror is the overwork. Trainees can have schedules that start early in the morning and end late at night. They are made to practice dancing and singing non - stop. There are cases where trainees have fainted during practice due to exhaustion. They have little time for rest or to pursue other normal activities like spending time with family and friends.

Sure. There are trainees who come from very humble backgrounds but still manage to make it. For example, some trainees might be from small towns where there are not many opportunities for music training. But they are so passionate about Kpop that they move to big cities to audition. Despite facing rejections many times, they keep trying until they are accepted as trainees.

A special ed teacher once had to deal with a lack of support from the school administration. There were not enough resources for the special needs students in her class. For example, she needed specific teaching aids for students with autism but couldn't get them. This made it really difficult to provide proper education and support to those students, which was a horror in its own way.

Well, administrative issues are also common in teacher horror stories. Teachers might be overloaded with paperwork, or they have to deal with bureaucratic red tape in the school system. For example, they have to follow complex procedures for simple things like getting new textbooks or arranging a field trip. And sometimes, they are held accountable for things that are out of their control, like low test scores due to problems in students' home environments.