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What to do about disrespect and aggression against teachers

Australian parents have, in 2020, had a peek behind the curtain of what it means to be a teacher.
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You had me until you used the word that as an Ancient History teacher I absolutely refuse to use, “pedagogy”. I find it ironic that in an article on building respect for teachers in the community, you use language that originally described the role of a particular type of slave.
The following description of the role of the pedagogue in Ancient Rome pretty much sums up how I feel teachers are sometimes viewed today but it is not how I think we should be viewed. “The pedagogue was a slave, and generally expected to be educated in some regard. It was the pedagogue’s duty to protect his charge both physically and morally. He was also somewhat responsible for the education of his charge. What this usually meant was escorting him to and from school, attending him while he was worked at school, making sure he paid attention to his lessons, and also tutoring him at home”. (Reece ?. I can not find the original publication details for the article but it can be accessed at https://www.academia.edu/8158964/Pedagogues_in_Rome_and_Greece_Dominion_of_the_Fathers#:~:text=rather%20subjective%20age.-,Pedagogues%20in%20Rome%20and%20Greece%3A%20Dominion%20of%20the%20Fathers%20Reese,the%20education%20of%20his%20charge.)