As a teen, why is it if your doing bad in a class in school and you know its the teachers fault its your fault

Question

I have experianced this and have had a hard time trying to explain this to parents, teachers, and staff of my school. Any suggestions on how I should go about doing this?

Answer 1

If you genuinely believe your teacher has a bias against you, you are going to have to prove it. Here are three tips to help you in your quest:

#1. Keep all of your assignments. You can show these to your parents/other teachers to show that you have indeed been doing all of your work.

#2. Show up to tutoring sessions / ask for help outside of class. This shows that you are willing to do the work necessary in order to pass the class.

#3. Request a meeting with your teacher/parents/counselor, etc. At our school, these are called a Student Study Team meeting, and the purpose is to find ways for students to be successful in the classroom. Records are kept, and if you don't see improvements in your grades, then you can go from there.

Remember, many students get bad grades and claim "the teacher just doesn't like me" when in fact it is usually because the students are not doing their work, or not studying properly. That is not to say that all of these students are just lazy and want to blame others, rather they just don't know what to do, and want to "save face."

Answer 2

I kind of had the same problem, but I studied hard, did what I needed to do, and get a 100% on a test and it immeaditly brought my grade up, and that semester, I got on the honor roll, if I hadn't done that, I wouldnt have made it. It takes a lot of working, dont expect the teacher just to spoon feed you, go find out for yourself, no matter how bad the teacher is, you can always get an A in every class if you try. you just have to try very hard. some have to work a lot more than others to do well in a class, and it seems you are one of those people. ONE MORE THING!!! CHECK to see what other people have in that class. If you have a "D" and 90% of everyone else has a B+ or A, you KNOW it is you,and you have to get your act together, and if everyone has a "lower" grade, you know one of two things, 1. your teacher is not doing a good job, or 2. you have a really stupid class =] ( I wouldnt mind this being rated for a best answer hint hint)
and dont froget, NEVER BE DISRESPECTFUL TO YOUR TEACHER OR THEY WILL USE THAT AGAINST YOU WHEN YOU SAY THEY ARE NOT DOING A GOOD JOB!!! just keep your mouth under control, do the assinged work, and dont tell anyone that you hate your teacher, or else they could say, "well I heard so and so saying bad things about me" and then you would look bad, not the teacher
hope it helps

Answer 3

Try to get more proof to prove your point.Everyone thinks all teachers are good-not all of them are.I had some pretty bad teachers that should of not been teaching and have run into the same problem with my children in school.They are also people.People sometimes clash with other people(students).If you have good records and are doing well with your other classes you should have no problem proving your point.Good Luck.

Answer 4

The only way that it would be the teacher's fault would be if they dont teach you anything, anything at all, literally. Like, go to class and he/she doesnt teach anything at all, and still give you tests. Its your fault if you are given a syllabus and material is explained to you, its up to you how much you want to pass the class, not the teacher, its you that earns the grade, your teacher doesnt give it to you.

Answer 5

Well, I think all teachers have their biases. I don't know too much about your teacher in particular, but it has been shown in sociological research that teachers tend to treat students differently depending on their socioeconomic or class status. Lower- or working-class students tend to receive less attention and encouragment than middle- and upper-class students, and this in return can affect your grades.

Answer 6

EVEN SO< life isn't always fair...you have to just go on and work hard and get tutoring...if you grow up thinking that problems are OTHERS' faulkt(sometimes they are, but sometimes they aren't), you'll never get anywhere. Life is hard and you have to WORK at it and rise above the bumps in the road...use that energy to get tutoring after school...."I'll show 'em. I'll WORK to LEARN this subject cold!"" I was having trouble in a math class once and stayed after school 3 days for tutoring and ended up getting the HIGHEST GRADE ON THE FINAL EXAM!" WORK EQUALS SUCCESS. It's up to you! Don't blame your neighborhood, society..."YOU'RE the One! GO FOR IT.

Answer 7

Because teens are viewed as practically adults, and you are expected to problem solve for yourself. How is it the teachers fault? Are all your classmates also doing poorly? Probably not.

Answer 8

Sounds like you're just looking for an excuse. Better come up with some strong evidence to the contrary.

Answer 9

Not to be too much of a "smartie"...It really helps validate your question if you use correct spelling(your...you're)!!