Breath of fresh air? She guilt tripping that young lad is not the way to go. Who knows how she really wears her authority? Perhaps she really does a good job and I just think too much of that clip. Who knows. We do need better behaving people but imho it is done better through explaining, understanding and supporting. Those that don't have the capacity to do that need other ways. Im not pedagogic expert on any level so I don't offer solutions but positivity sure gets more fruits than negativity. It just more difficult to stay positive AND teach it AND stay positive WHILE trying to teach it to wild kids. Perhaps less sitting and more moving.
Piers I’m from the area where Michaela Community School & Sixth Form is. I know many parents whose children went to this school. Every single one of them is doing extremely well. All ethnic minorities and very respectful confident young individuals. I think this woman is amazing. She definitely is one in a million.
My daughter has started this school this year and I must say this is music to my ears! I’ve noticed this school has brought the best out of my daughter and the future is looking good…98% pass rate!
Me too......that is why China is emerging as a super power .....their children r trained harder and faster......Western Nations kids r becoming lazy and soften...
A movie will be made about this woman one day. Mark my words. She is the Jordan Peterson of teachers. We need more women like her in the world. She should be attending conferences about successful women - not someone who is only their because they used to be a man.
There is a certain proportion of society that are control freaks. And when they are able to snatch that power they will do what all good mini tyrants would do. Some of them are also destructive people meaning they want to just bring things down. What sort of a person would argue against kids getting a good education. There are people all over the world that would love to get what that principle gives children but instead their children have to go out and work the fields with no future.
When I was a student, everybody's favorite teachers were the men who acted like drill instructors because they'd served in the military, usually taught math and history. Everyone's least favorite teachers were the female English or theater teachers who were more sensitive because they tended to be really passive aggressive and played favorites... The former variety has left the profession and the latter now dominates.
My mother's favourite teacher when she was young was a strict but fair teacher. In fact, the whole class liked her. Mind you, my mother was very rebellious when she was young, but she liked and respected that teacher.
@@LordEsel88 Same. I always disliked being told what to do, but my favourite teacher was 'firm but fair' former military. Anytime I got told off I knew deep down he was right. Because he was strict but fair, he never resented or held a grudge against any students.
I can attest to this. My Algebra teacher was also our Head Coach who served in the Navy. His classes we're very fluid and straight forward and everyone always asked questions which he gladly explained further and even gave flash questions to people to make sure they we're paying attention. Everyone addressed him as Sir without even being told to do so. He simply commanded that respect. At the end of class, he would take a participation grade based on notes you took and answers you gave on the flash questions. He was really hard on the football players especially, but despite his rigidity, they treated him like a father figure because some of these players didn't have one in their life.
Why are high standards, and a desire to see young people succeed as humans in society in any way contentious? All parents understand that kids will buck against boundaries and that once they understand reasonable boundaries they are so much more stable and able to be creative.
@@orcashorts5813 amazing argument as to why. You quite clearly didn’t go to this woman’s school otherwise you may have been able to articulate why you disagree.
Yeah but that means as Secretary of State for Education she would have to ensure every school in England offers the statutory daily act of collective worship. This became a legal requirement after WW2 to stop English children becoming Bolsheviks and Nazis.
Here I’m America I’ve seen videos of US public schools in complete chaos! Teachers being beat, other students being beat, the most horrible tantrums and destruction you can imagine, and overall lack of respect and personal responsibility are just a few problems in the United States public school system. Not to mention the lack of academic focus, students graduating who are practically if not completely illiterate, and an emphasis being placed on social justice issues instead of standard academic pursuits. I would love my children or my granddaughter to attend school like this with a headmistress who actually cares about their future! She doesn’t want students going into the world who can’t read and do basic math because she loves them and she wants them to succeed. This is wonderful and this is a woman to be celebrated. She should be the one on the cover of magazines and receiving awards.
Those schools in the US are districts where a certain type of politics exists. They claim that they care about the children but clearly anybody that tries to stop a child getting a good education clearly does not care and cares about something else. I would say secretly many of those policy makers would look down their noses at those children and their family.
What an arrogant thing to say. Off course anyone would say “I turned out pretty well”. Also please define what you mean when you say “old school teaching”. Are you referring to when adult teachers had the power to physically beat children?
I hope Katharine keeps up the good work....Fighting the good fight for their future!!! I just hope she's teaching the things that will help them succeed, like core subjects.
I was born and raised in Africa where children are raised to show respect to anyone older or in authority, the moment a child shows an ounce of disrespect to an adult or authority, that child is dragged by the ear to his or her parents and that child is immediately disciplined. The sad reality is here in Europe, the moment an adult just looks at a child the wrong way, the adult is thrown in jail.
I will always remember one of my teachers , Miss Lugger , a typical 50s school marm . She also taught my older sisters back in the 50s before teaching me in the mid 60s . She was strict and you did what you were told but she was FAIR . Yes i got a telling off now and again from her but if i was wrong i wouldn't do it again . I became a postie in my adult life and actually saw her on a regular basis , she was absolutely wonderful , a friendly , warm and generous lady .....and i mean ....LADY !!! , R.I.P Joan , much missed .
How she explained the school is how we were taught and this was only 20 years ago. We got detention, had rules and good teachers that encouraged independence. That's what a good school is meant to do !
Teaching children to have discipline and respect whilst giving them a good education, how dare this women poison our innocent children in this way. The world has well and truly gone mad.
I might be repeating this, but, what a wonderful woman! That is how I was taught at a convent prep. and grammar school. My peers were critical of the lower grades who were given easier exams, and some who were clearly given a 'quick pass' into college and university. We were right - standards have continued to fall BUT NOT WITH THIS LADY!
Honestly I wish my school was like this during 2004-09. I probably wouldn’t have hated it so much and probably would have achieved far more! Word gets round and an employer sees Michaela’s school on a young adults CV, they’ll judge them favourably on that alone I’d imagine.
Brilliant and inspirational….she literally is the light at the end of the tunnel. All we need to do now is clone her a billion times and place her in every school on the planet….particularly here in Australia. She reminds me of my teachers in the 50’s and 60’s.
Totally agree, how it was when l went to school in South Australia in the 60s. My favourite teachers were the ones we respected because , that got the best out of us, we knew we wouldn't get away with mucking about or rudeness. We were disciplined, in different ways but it had the effect that was needed. I can still name every teacher l had at that school.
She scolding that child wasn't that great of an example. Guilt tripping a young child? If her methods would include explaining, understanding and supporting rather than guilt tripping, I would be supportive of her methods as well. But that's too short clip anyway to make any proper assumptions. Old school style is not always better.. It was more violent and abusive, but the correction move to too far from decent punishment doesn't work either. The loud bullies stay loud bullies and fellow class mates are denied of any "peer initiated correction". Then we get those bullies in the work places - and then we get a world something like this. What is the next correction move?
She’s doing nothing more than doing those children a huge favour in preparing them for their lives ahead and delivering to society someone with whom we can all work. What is there not to like??
When you invite Jordan peterson to your school that is a "Politically motivated visit". Jordan Peterson is a political figure and it is illegal for teachers to impress their political views onto pupils at all levels of education. If a teacher was inviting only Jeremy Corbyn and Owen jones to talk to your children, you would be outside the gates with pitch forks. So this comment section would do well to show some understanding of why people are upset by that.
This is how schools are typically run outside of the US, in Asia. I don’t see it any different from my school. 98% passing rates for National exams are like the norm. Very good news!
Gosh, I really love this woman. Elegant, articulate, soft at heart but resolute in character - and perfect posture too, might I add. I'm rather charmed.
There was at least 10 teachers like this in my school at the start of the 2000's. They took no shit, they were respected, they had a personality and were funny when warranted, and business when it was time to work. They idiots who wanted to be liked or could not discipline, got walked all over. We literally made one woman cry daily and gave her a nervous breakdown. Young men especially get giddy at that prospect, it's a pack mentality and psychology.
Only reason they didn't walk all over the other teachers was SELF concern not concern for the teacher's if they actually cared about the teacher's feeling's they wouldn't have made one cry and have a nervous breakdown. Student's in your school were conditioned to act in an obedient manner to avoid being hurt (eg. self concern) this conditions people to develop something called an "external morality compass" (as opposed to an internal one) where in their actions are motivated by how they'll effect **them** not others (their attention being directed to focus on that through punishment/a.ka. pain). This is the leading cause of selfishness in the world and there's been morality studies on youth exploring morals and how we start off more selfless before going through "negative consequence" environments which trains us to think of ourselves, end result they only act like something they're doing is wrong if it only hurts them, others are fair game or at least second priority to you. Hence why as soon as the negative consequence which effected those students was removed (like when with a teacher who wouldn't give it) they make her cry until she has a nervous breakdown and use other people for doormats, whenever you feel powerless and have your whole day mapped out for you by another person dictating everything from when you sleep, what you eat, what you can and can't watch and even the very words you can and can't say, when those restrictions are lifted, the lust for autonomy and power is so great (because you've been so starved from it) you lash out like they did against the teacher's who "tried to be their friends". This is NOT the people I want society populated with it sounds like exposing developing brains to known destructive chemicals like all the ones we call "stress" "anxiety" "fear" etc, did not encourage healthy emotional development and good behaviour just a self protecting facade mistaken as respect with sociopaths underneath.
@@Mr.Goodkat Yes, it’s called being a young teenage male, for the love of God. People like you are the reason they are in deep shit. They do not act out of external moral principles, they haven’t developed the brain for that yet. They act under what they can get away with and fear of repercussions. The teacher does not have to be a lunatic from a Pink Floyd video, he has to command respect and have authority. It does not mean positive encouragement is absent, it means the opposite. They are encouraged to do their best, and discouraged from destructive behaviour.If you don’t want to live in the world where these people teach, look at the world you do want to live in, the shithole of today. The best teachers in my school were FEMALE. Three went on to become principles of other schools, for good reason. You gave them no shit, you wanted them to respect you and praise you, and you knew they were good at what they did. There are no female teachers like that anymore,
The reason that the education system in the US is such a disaster is because it is formulaic and the formula that it follows is flawed. It virtually invariably drains the innate curiosity from the students because of it's formulaic nature. There is only one solution to the problem and that is to abolish any and all public education and any and all government funding of education. Because of the fact that parents want their children to be educated, private schools will spring up overnight and the ones that don't suck the curionsity out of the kids with thrive. Costs will be a fraction of what is now spent on "education". The students will actually be educated and not incoctrinated.
This is the kind of teacher that I had in school and I loved it! I was taught respect, discipline and hardwork, character traits needed more of in kids these days than ever before. I respect Katharine and what she is doing. She is good for the kids!
This headmistress is consistent from start to finish and that's the key. Today's parents have no spine and their children are running the show in many ways. Parents are lurching between overly permissive/indulgent and then overly harsh and punitive when the kids are out of control and then it's really too late. Once your child has no respect for what you say, it's too late.
This is 100% correct, kids need discipline, that simple. The internet is bad for kids is most cases besides for studying, they should be socialising face to face, and focusing on studies when in school. Also cancel culture is just away for those who are wrong and cannot defend their actions of stopping a debate.
Katherine Birbalsingh is not Britain's strictest headteacher for nothing, and I will admire and respect her forever. Katherine Birbalsingh should immediately become the new secretary of state for education in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 Miss. Katherine Birbalsingh, if you're reading this, we need more and more teachers like you, here in Britain. More than ever. You are absolutely right. Discipline is important for education. Success requires discipline. Discipline clears the pathway to success. Amat Victoria Curam. Which means: Victory Loves Preparation (in Latin).🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 Best wishes, Miss. Birbalsingh.🇬🇧 Yours, sincerely Signed, Mr. James Graham Pitman.🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Katherine Birbalsingh is not Britain's strictest headteacher for nothing, and I will admire and respect her forever. Katherine Birbalsingh should become the new secretary of state for education in Britain🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 Firm, strict, yet, fair, and supportive, a human being just like everyone else. Miss. Katherine Birbalsingh, if you're reading this, we need more and more teachers like you, here in Britain. More than ever. You are absolutely right. Discipline is important for education. Success requires discipline. Discipline clears the pathway to success. Amat Victoria Curam. Which means: Victory Loves Preparation (in Latin).🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 Best wishes, Miss. Birbalsingh.🇬🇧 Yours, sincerely Signed, Mr. James Graham Pitman.🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
It works and it’s wrong. It could also work with authority being replaced by respect. Authoritarian just tell what to do and make sure the rules are followed. It will make little authoritarian that will tell everybody what to do. Please read « Spinoza miracle » by Frederic Lenoir
There is absolutely nothing wrong with good discipline, but at Michaela they seem to focus too much on punishment. I enjoyed amazing success in the classroom without giving detentions for the last 15 years of my career.
Yes Piers, the woke culture is out of control. I’ll wait patiently while you criticize the woke conservatives who are way on the opposite end too. I won’t hold my breath.
Tayr, in Arabic means bird, and it's deeper applications also mean pair of wings which cause flight, ascending to the heavens Can't fly with one wing must need a pair, this is why Angels are depicted with wings, they are Teachers that can ascend the higher levels of understanding and teach others also how to have wings
WoW, she must be really great at her job/duty, coz this is the 1st vis ive seen where piers hasn't ripped anyone apart. The calmest i've seen him. Cool.
People like her are the only spark of hope the western countries have left. If we will not support them and help them continue their job, soon our once thought civilized societies will look like a monkey house.
I’m a teacher in a school in London and the behaviour some of the students exhibit is absolutely horrible you have to walk on eggshells to discipline them. I’m watching this video after giving my all to be disrespected whenever possible… thing’s really need to change we need more schools like this!
As a teacher who shares Katharine’s views on the role of schools I can honestly say that I’m cheering for her leadership, her compassion and her integrity. Chapeaux!
This is what teaching was, this is what teachers were suppose to do. I went to a school like this in the 1960s , high standards everywhere, these were the best days. Those standards not just at tge school but were taught at home are with me to this day. Respect for authority, respect for my teachers,respect for my class, respect for myself, respect for property discipline, politness, hard work, thinking of others, personal responsibility, community service, good manners, considerate behavior toward people around you. What people today called old fashioned values.
I got that in the 1980s at school. We had one soft teacher but every student loved his lessons because they were interesting. When he covered history he gave it worts and all and the students seemed to love it. The schools would not tolerate bad behaviors.
This is what is needed in schools today ! I wish it would be implemented in the Swedish system …it is almost anarchy in Swedish schools today … teachers have no say , kids just do whatever they like in the classroom and cannot be disciplined …or the teachers will get in deep trouble ! Absolutely strange and amazing Not the school I attended 55 years ago in my country ! What the h … happened ?
So the nordic education model that the left love in the UK and America is not any better than what is already been practiced in those countries. There is this philosophy in western education that the finnish model is the gold standard. The idea that children would not start their formal education until they are about 8 has started to take hold in British academia. Before 8 years of age that they want to push the idea of development through play. Hence why you will find classrooms today of 6 year olds who cannot read but spend the whole day drawing pictures. It has even now got to the point that they classify smart phone time as development.
I remember when I was sitting my GCSES my science teacher would insist on showing us his magic tricks, not teach science. This was 20+ years ago so I can only imagine how much worse it is now.
This teacher embodies to me, what Nelson Mandela asked for and achieved himself at the very top. Dedication, honesty, clarity and an indomitable will to improve the world.
there cannot be freedom, if a society isn't well disciplined. Jocko who was a former navy seal was talking about this. Proper Discipline and good training makes you such a better human being.
the desks being in rows, looking to the teacher who leads the way.... ok, so when do the kids learn to collaborate, communicate, negotiate, consult, lead, think creatively, problem solve, support/coach and mentor, when do they learn how to learn? never because they are in a culture where they are expected to sit in rows facing to the fountain head where all learning comes from.. they can't discover or uncover learning .. it comes from a priest like teacher at the front of the room. bullshit.
she's a fucking maniac... and shes mediocre, but she's in a culture of mediocrity... also detention does not work, you just turn the school into a prison.. better to send them home and exclude then detain. she doesnt know her own fucking industry.
The best teacher I ever had was also the strictest and as a teenager I needed that. Unfortunately his Lefty colleagues got together and forced him out. He took early retirement and I can tell you a lot of children’s education and therefore prospects suffered.
