As the class was dismissed from the lesson, one student took the opportunity for retaliation. Grasping a length of dowel rod, teeth gritted, eyes angry, he lunged striking out as hard as he could muster. Three times he struck the teacher, before the teacher could disarm him. Disruptive students and behaviour were part of teacher training, but nothing quite covered some of the situations that this teacher would encounter. Emotional, physical, and verbal abuse at the teacher was common, also with an episode of spitting for good measure. Even in such challenging circumstances, it must be down to the teacher that the students are not achieving? As with all advertising, campaigns for new teaching recruits have a bias to the positive aspects. This book details one design and technology teacher's journey through eighteen years of education at the chalk face/ white board. It provides a true insight into the real world of secondary education, one that would certainly not make an advertising campaign.
