Reflection time

So I shed some wasted tears over this situation. I thought I was getting stronger. The only thing I wanted was to not react emotionally. I'm glad that I didn't cry in front of the students. I'm also glad that one of students stood up for me. That makes me feel good. My psycho lady teacher has set the situation up badly from the beginning. The only thing these kids respond to is her yelling and ridiculing them. I will never stoop to that level. I will never "join them" as she has and curse back at them. I'm not sure of the appropriate way to deal with an obnoxious kid. The only tactic that I have seen work is to do everything that is the opposite of who I am. It seems like the only thing stopping them is fear, fear of looking bad in front of other students or fear of an intimidating adult. There must be a way to handle these kids without becoming one of them. To some extent I might have to accept that I may not be the best person for the job when it comes to aggressive students.