1. Introduction 2. Who Are Teachers and What Do they Do? 3. Telling a Student they’ve Failed and Coping with the Fallout 4. Navigating the Emotional Rollercoaster that is ‘Muck-Up Day’ 5. What Happens When a Student’s Question Crosses a Line 6. Responding to Physical Violence in the Classroom 7. The Dilemma of Textbook Selection 8. Questioning the School’s Uniform Policy 9. Conclusion
Jean Hopman currently works in Initial Teacher Education at Victoria University and researches teacher emotional work, which was the topic of her doctorate. She has been a teacher in a diverse range of settings since 2000.