Respect is an overused word nowadays, it’s often bandied around in terms of people keen on asserting their ‘rights’ while neglecting their responsibilities. The dictionary definition of respect is “to have due regard for the feelings, wishes or rights of others” or to “have a deep admiration for someone or something”. Most people working in education might feel a distinct lack of due regard or admiration towards them and that respect is sorely missing in many aspects of their jobs, but how to bring it back? We have to start by addressing bad pupil behaviour in the classroom. It seems almost to…
