- A toxic student is someone who poisons the atmosphere in your school.
Simple, right? Which makes it pretty easy to identify them when they show up.
Of course, there are several types of toxic students that can come into your school...
There's the Unrestrained Bully, who gets their kicks out of beating on the other students...
Then there's the Disloyal Suck-Up, who is always trying to angle their way to more rank and favored-student status in the school. They're always sooooooo helpful, until you bring in someone of a higher rank to teach. Then they'll try to get in tight with that person, even going so far as to try to make you look bad by talking behind your back...
There's also the Bitchy Parent, who is always gossiping about the other parents and kids in your program, and who is constantly complaining. If they aren't complaining to you and your staff, then they're doing it behind your back...
Closely related is the Loudmouth Coach, who has a habit of disrupting your class to coach their kid from the sidelines. These folks also like to tell you how to do your job, which is always a welcome occurrence (insert eye roll here)...
Of course there's the Turncoat Assistant, who is politicking behind your back with secret plans to leave and do their own thing, and who also plans to take half of your students with them...
And there's also the Jealous Entitled Student, who is always comparing their progress to everyone else's, and who thinks they deserve way more recognition and rank than they deserve...
And let's not forget the Know-It-All Jackass, who makes it their sole mission to try to embarrass you and prove you wrong in front of your class.
Now, not every one of these Toxic Student Types deserves to be kicked out of your school. In some cases, you can gently (or not so gently) correct a toxic student, get them to change their behavior, and they can become an asset to the school.
But how do you know where to draw the line?
Well, that's the purpose of this week's email series. I'm going to go in-depth over the next few days on this subject, and I'm also going to share what I've discovered on how to deal with toxic students correctly...
...before they poison the environment in your school.
So, keep an eye out for tomorrow's email, because it's going to be one you won't want to miss.
