Why do you the teenager think that the youth treats the teachers of today with so little respect?

Answer 1

Thinking back to my junior high and high school days, teens generally respect the teachers that earn it. I don't see it as a negative if a teacher gets no respect because he/she has earned none. Just like with students, most teachers are decent with a few bad apples. I personally have no bias against teachers. In fact, certain teachers have had a profound impact on my life thusfar. Both of my parents are educators. My father just earned his doctoral degree and my mother earned her master's nearly 20 years ago. There are polls out there that show how teens really feel about the older generations and it's usually surprising to most. The current teen generation holds more respect, love and admiration for their parents and teachers than we ever did at that age. I remember in my junior year I had a teacher that was so horrible that I once told him that I didn't respect him because he hadn't earned my respect. In fact, he would have unearned my respect if I automatically respected everyone before I knew them. Go to any school and you will find general agreement concerning who the best and worst teachers are. If you can't make it on to a campus in the unlikely case that you're a convicted sex offender, then you can read what people say about their teachers on ratemyteachers.com

Answer 2

Ever since this talk about firing teachers came out, the kids want to keep testing the teacher to see if they can have someone to sue. They actually want the teacher to cuss them out or hit them so that they can report you and get you fired. They don't like any authority figure imposing rules upon them. They can't do it at home, so they come to school to see what they can get away with. That and society today as a whole, play major roles in the way that teachers are respected. If they see the school boards don't respect the teachers, or the principals don't respect the teachers, they figure, why should they?

Answer 3

Did you know that Socrates and Plato said the same things? It is in the nature of humankind to, at some point, rebel against authority.

Answer 4

because the teachers don't respect a teen for who they are and it so happens in the teen years when they are only trying to find themselves...

http://www.fatcast.com/p/62069-b90187bb.aspx

Answer 5

parents didn't teach them well... and didn't teach them to respect authority and teachers. i think the number one cause are these self-help books.... time outs... what is THAT? kids are smart enough to know, time outs are NOTHING.... and they can easily ride it out.