Should school bullies be allowed to become teachers in later life?

Answer 1

yes, the principle, or moral code of forgive and (hopefully forget) ought best to be applied because, as most others said here, people change.
If for example, someone steals because they're broke, so they steal a sandwich cause they're hungry. Would you say such a person ought NEVER to be trusted to work anywhere because they'd committed a crime (driven by a basic need)? if such a person has to be 'pushed' into certain jobs only, they end up feeling marginilized which could lead to more crime and the person will never get a chance to rehabilitate.
Should a person who cheats on her/his spouse NEVER be allowed to remarry? everyone needs love, people get emotional problems when they dont have love, and often commit crimes based on emotional disturbance (among other reasons people commit crimes). Jack the Ripper for example, committed crimes because he felt disempowered, it was reported that his wife kept belittling him in bed etc. He was one of many kids, perhaps he felt unnoticed and unloved?
Bullying can be awful. Children who are bullies pick on 'weaker or smaller' kids cause it makes them feel empowered, probably because their home life makes them feel disempowered. At worst, it can be near criminal (i knew a school bully in south africa where i attended high school) who hit a fellow pupil on the head with a thick short stick so that the girl had to be hospitalized for a concussion. That is criminal and as such the girl was reported. If bullying reaches criminal proportions then it will be registered when one applies for teaching, i know, i'm a teacher, and here in england they (almost) check how often you have sex!!! (just kidding, but i think you get the picture). I do think everyone deserves a chance to make right their wrongs, and to serve the community in such a noble way. Is this you?? haha, take care, Wisdom

Answer 2

By the time they've grown and finished a teaching degree then they'll probably have realized that the way they acted in school was stupid and immature. When they begin teaching they'll hopefully be able to spot victims and bullies and do something about it and be better equipped to talk about the stupidity of being a bully and the effect it has on other people.

If they are bullies as an adult then complaints from people they work with or from victims (especially if they're are violent in which case the police would be involved) and I think these exams should come up in background checks when they apply for a teaching position. If the checks show that a person still has violent/bullying tendancies then they shouldnt be placed in charge of children who always manage to find the best ways of winding adults up.

Answer 3

Most children who were bullys at school, only bullied due to the result of being bullied or abused at home. Many see bullying as a seek of attention and to feel an bigger ego boost than they would normally get.

Alot of these children, grow out of the bullying stages into mature and reasonable adults, perhaps with new life experiences that have helped them realize that everybody is the same.

For many trainee teachers, courses such as child protection and equal rights is as part of the profession.

Surely, a educational board will carefully consider any candidate before employing them into the educational system, if they lack dedication, come across childish and irrogant, it would be in the best interest of a school not to employ them.

Answer 4

Bullying is something that stems out of a need for acceptance and probably a lack of adult guidance at home. I feel that bullying at a childhood level is more identifiable and most school bullies grow out of it. However adult bullies are harder to detect because the patterns of adult bullying are not so easy to pick up. In answer to your question, if he was a bully as a child, he is more likely to have been cured of it now. Unless there is proof that he is still a bully then yes, I think he should be allowed to teach.

Answer 5

Personalities wander into all professions because as Forrest Gump would have you believe 'life is like a box of chocolates'. I am a teacher and I try to make up for negative approaches, the lack of personalities and bullying issues I had to deal with when I was a pupil by using in the positive methods to teach. Therefore for all that is malicious in schools, there is a vast majority which is keen and willing to work in a benevolent manner.

Answer 6

I'm not sure you could stop them.

I do know however that a lot of my teachers were bullies when I was in school. I doubt most of them were bullies when they were at school but became bullies as adults.
However the only people they could bully were small kids, somehow this made them feel "superior". I could never really understand how making a 10 year old kid feel bad could make them feel better about themselves?

Answer 7

yes
you wouldn't know if they were bullies it wouldn't say "tripped somebody over in year one" on their permenant records. if it was major bullying where they got kicked out of school then yes, but otherwise people change and people only bully because they feel weak.
Plus bullies can be smart and like i said can change to become very nice people.
everybody needs a second chance!
if not then they can just get fired so no loss there!

but if they are still bullying (kids and adults) then we'll have to re-think giving them the job...

Answer 8

Why not ? The school bully may change.
I don't think that becomes a teacher (a stays it) can be still the young school bully.
Those that don't change of character will become street fighter ... or instructor in the army.

Answer 9

Yes, they should. One because they are older and school was a long time ago and second because bullying goes on in schools today and who better to understand bullying than a previous bully.

Answer 10

I would hope that as the years have gone by, that person has matured into an individual that would not condone the behaviour of a bully.

How do you punish/restrict a person's career choice based on their actions as a child? Do they not deserve the benefit of the doubt and a chance to prove they have bettered themselves?