Teaching/coaching is very similar to being a police officer nowadays. Thankless job, that the general public believes is there to cater to their every whim. While they are both careers that are meant to serve the public, many have taken that idea and really ran with it. Our education system has been on the decline for a while now, but the engine is picking up steam.
Job Responsibilities and Duties:
- make sure they wear their mask
- cater to each individual student/parent/family
- don’t set all-encompassing rules, someone will be offended
- coaching wise, make sure every kid plays the same amount, even if it’s a safety liability
- if a student/player wants anything, get it for them, this is a customer service position btw
- if a student/player is on the phone, wait patiently for them to finish what they’re doing, taking their phone or asking them to put it down may be a trigger
- coaching wise, be prepared to be an intervention specialist also, we don’t have the money to hire one for athletics, so that is also your job
- if we get any sort of parent complaint, know that there will be a full and thorough investigation and that we will likely side with the student/parent/family
- if a player or student makes a mistake, DO NOT YELL, could be a trigger. Instead, call a meeting with the parents/guardians and discuss what the student/player could do differently (not “better”, don’t say “better” that could shame a student/player in front of peers)
That is just a few sarcastic comments but they are very true nowadays if you’re in/around the educational field at all.