'Code of silence' over teacher aggression [IrishTimes]
- Published: 08 February 2010
A “CODE of silence” exists among teachers when it comes to discussing teacher aggression and poor practice in schools, a new study has found.
It found that negative techniques such as yelling, deliberately embarrassing students and sarcasm were used by teachers but teachers were extremely reluctant to discuss the issue.
Teacher Monica Monahan researched negative teacher behaviour as part of her Masters in Education (aggression studies) at Trinity College Dublin.
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