If you ask a teacher to name the most challenging pupils they have ever taught, they will have no trouble reeling off a list of names. This is because the students who cause us sleepless nights tend to remain etched in our memories forever.
During my very first year of teaching at a south London comprehensive during the 1990s, I met a couple of good contenders for my own most-challenging list.
The antics of these two students caused me considerable stress. I diligently applied all the techniques I had learned from my training to transform them into better students. I was optimistic that I could make a difference, but gradually the attrition wore me down.
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