I feel that.
I’ve just taken a role in support flight, now sorting out workforce allocation and detachment pers.
Really miss the tools. How are you dealing with it? I’ve been having a real crisis of faith over it (“I’m not a techie any more, just a adminer”), don’t know if that’s what you’re feeling?
Fortunately it’s helped me see the kids more, but the brain is fried at the end of the day so the hope of engaging at the unit have been dashed a bit more.
I don’t see firm discipline and boundaries being in opposition to safe spaces and wellbeing.
As someone exploring a transition into teaching I can totally see the advantage of a firmly-backed and consistent response to unwanted behaviour.
Taking away a Saturday is the kind of thing that shouldn’t need to happen often for it to start sinking in. As long as it’s balanced with emotional support and other methodologies to ensure kids are getting what they need, it could be a very strong tool.
I’ve been shocked to learn about the growth of the “Manosphere” and Andrew Tate’s toxic views of women and girls and how young men everywhere see them as nothing but chattel. That’s translated into zero respect in the classroom for female staff and it’s quite scary.