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I can not spit the dummy

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In a week of conversations about stereotypes and the power of voices, it is very clear that teachers can not " spit the dummy ."! My reasons: 1. I am  accountable to future citizens for behavour, responses and respectability 2. I will think before I use my words to express when and why I am totally irritated 3. My pay scale implicitly expects better behavior- the masses ( classes) are watching me. Besides my students do not pay to watch me perform. Their parents' trust that what I have planned for the day is most valuable and mildly entertaining.  My opinion is that dramatic emotional outbursts are the domain of millionaires and those armchair critics who support entertainment in sport. This image was circulated today- love it! thank you Matt Miller