Why do teachers care more about failing students than helping them? Do they get paid more for failing them?

Question

It sure seems like it.

Answer 1

I know what you mean back many moons ago when i was i school. I had a teacher that well to put it bluntly was a bich. I was young and knowed it all and she was old and stupid or that's what i thought anyway. Well anyway she diden like me and i diden like her. She would say to me that i was dumb and stupid and would never have anything or be anything. Well she was right about 1 of them anyway. I never will be anything BUT as far as having anything she was WRONG!!! Now this is the truth she made me so mad i quit school when i was 16 diden have any ideal what i was goin to do but i diden give a damn either.The first 3 or 4 years out of school was real hard for me working 12 hours a day at a junkyard.Then i decided to start working on cars for a living...NOW 32 years later I still ain't anything but i make about $80,000 a year working on cars and i don't work for the other man i work for me SELF. But i am lucky i was able to find something i was real good at.........I may not be anything But i have anything i want. Like cars houses land you know just material things. Oh yes and parable $200,000 in tools to work on cars with

Answer 2

If you're talking about K-12, teachers certainly want to *pass* students--it gets them out of their hair, and they don't enjoy any advantages from having the same students again and again.

In college, teachers still don't realize any benefits from failing students, though there is less pressure on them to pass them. If a student fails, that student can usually just take the same course again with a different instructor.

Teachers usually prefer to help students and pass them, but much depends on the help the student asks for and his commitment to passing in the first place.

Answer 3

No, they don't. I doubt if teachers care more about failing students than helping them, because, if the students fail, the teachers fail.

I taught for a short time. It was very hard to "reach" the failing students. Most of them, as I recall, didn't seem to care. I gave them plenty of chances for extra credit, homework help, tutoring, etc. They didn't come for help. What do I do after that? I tried contacting parents, no luck there, either.

What do you suggest? Any better ideas?

Answer 4

Teachers DON'T want to see students fail.

If your teachers seem to be "delighted" to give you that "F", it means that YOU have shut them out from helping you, and they are frustrated with you. They teachers also don't have enough passing work from you to justify a passing grade.

They can show you how to do things, but you actually have to do the thinking and the work. If their explanations don't help, you can go to other teachers and get alternate explanations. You can get a tutor, through the counseling office or your teacher's recommendation. You can be screened for additional help through special education (most people in special ed have normal or better smarts).

If you fail, that means you spent an entire semester busily NOT being responsible for your own learning.

Oh, and teachers don't do the failing... YOU do. They give you the grade you earned.

Answer 5

They don't. And they don't get paid more for failing students. As a matter of fact, it used to be that they were forced to pass students who didn't deserve it. Teachers don't have the time to help every student who needs it. That's up to the parents now, to either help the student or provide outside help, such as a tutor. If money is a problem, talk to your guidance counselor.

Answer 6

I think some teachers are just washed up and tired of years of teaching. I'm not pointing my finger at anyone.
I think it haves much more to do with the parents than the teachers,although they don't truly seem to care about your success,..possibly because of (there) failure? not sure.
Anyways parents need to care more about there kids instead of saying get your homework done. I need help though.
Hm..oh, do your homework. But I need help with my homework.
Not my problem,ask your teacher for help in the morning.

One last thing, money plays a big part in learning. I think it go's to far. "give the rich an advantage,let the poor stay where they are,but alow them to get far enough to support the rich."
Bullcrap ,never underestimate anyone,even if they are failing misserbly. they could make a comeback and surprise you.

Answer 7

I had a professor in college. oh boy he had such an attitude. He was rude to the students and one day he cussed us out for a good half hour. (alot of people failed the test) The second test again alot of students failed. Many of the students were lashing out at the teacher. It did seem to me that he could care less if we failed or passed. I had a point to prove and I wasn't about to be grouped in by him as one of the failing students.

I study my butt off. The class was hard for me. I passed with a 3.5

Later on it dawned on me that it wasn't that he wanted to fail us he wanted us to do good. I don't agree with his tactic but he was weeding us out. I don't agree with him being rude. I decided that if he were my boss would I up and quit. Nope just gonna prove to him I'm better than what he thinks.

Teachers, professors are not going to go out of there way to help us. They expect us to go to them for help. Think about it you have 100 plus students that your teaching and maybe 25 of them are doing poorly. Are you really going to go out of your way because chances are only 3 or 4 really want the help.

The teachers job is to guide us through our education. The students job is to listen, take notes, study, ask questions, join in on class discussions and ask for extra help when needed.

If you still think teachers just want to fail students, then take on the attitude and prove them wrong. Don't let them fail you.

Answer 8

Thats the easiest shortcut for them. Otherwise they had to know more and work harder.