Beth Ditto Quotes

I was always shouted at by my teacher because I would draw straight on the table in the school.

If I had had me for a student I would have thrown me out of class immediately.

I was always the guy getting kicked out of my classes at school for having an attitude problem.

Most of my teachers probably found I made less trouble if they let me read.

Young people can be disruptive and screw up classes. But even if they are being a pain in the arse it's a cry for help - they don't feel like they are being listened to.

In America the schools have become too permissive, the kids now are controlling the schools, the tail is wagging the dog. We've got to make a change there and get it back to where the teachers have control of the classrooms.

The person who comes up to you and makes the most noise and is the most intrusive is invariably the person in the room who has no respect for you at all, and it's really all about them.

I was a disruptive student. I hated my teachers, especially my Spanish teacher. When I went to see the musical 'Matilda,' the horrible Miss Trunchbull brought back all sorts of horrible memories. I'd go into Spanish class, put on headphones, and sing at the top of my lungs until they threw me out.

Let's reintroduce corporal punishment in the schools - and use it on the teachers.

Most naughtiness arises because the children are bored and lack a relationship with the teacher.

At the moment, I'm afraid that the discipline system doesn't give teachers the support that they need. One thing that I've been struck by is that the number of violent assaults on teachers increased last year. We need to be clear that teachers have the power they need in order to impose discipline.

Ineffective substitute teaching is a problem that means thousands of hours of lost learning for America's students. It cannot be dismissed with a sigh and 'Just wait for the teacher to come back on Monday.'

When I was 17, I was hyperactive and annoyed my teachers.

I was always one who was clowning around in school and getting in trouble.

On the first day of school, you got to be real careful where you sit. You walk into the classroom and just plunk your stuff down on any old desk, and the next thing you know the teacher is saying, 'I hope you all like where you're sitting, because these are your permanent seats.'

I had a Spanish teacher in high school. I rarely got in trouble in her room because I felt I was disappointing her if I got a bad grade. That had more power over me than teachers who told me I talked too much. That level of respect I had for her made me not want to fail for her.

Most teachers are not trained in how boys and girls learn differently.

I was a hyper kid in school and the teacher suggested to my mom she needed to do something with me.

I got kicked out in grade school because I staged a riot because I wanted more library time.

I was very chatty and talkative and always getting sent out of class for talking too much and not paying attention, passing notes.

I was something of a prankster. One time I put a ski mask on my head and used a fake gun on the school secretary so that I could get some of my friends out of detention.

Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?

Kelly has a rather bad habit of interrupting.

Teachers themselves know if there's a colleague who can't keep control or keep the interest of their class, it affects the whole school.

I'm a goody-goody. I'm the person who sits in the back row, makes fun of the teacher, and secretly does the extra-credit work.