if you are in a class room and the teacher sees you talking they often shout at you before you can explain what your talking about. i think this is wrong as you can not shout back. i think that they should treat us students with respect as that is the only way that we will respect them. please tell me what you think. am i right to feel this way?
2006-09-18 09:43:46 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
The best teachers don't need to shout. There are far easier ways to keep order in a classroom.
Mind you, sometimes what you're talking about isn't relevant - perhaps you should be listening! Someone might be trying to teach you about capital letters.
2006-09-18 09:48:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to all those who replied before but I agree with you! Well, partly at least! I think that there's a fine line between raising your voice to get someone's attention or yelling at someone until your voice is hoarse over a small piece of misbehaviour. The First scenerio can be useful to get the whole class' attention if everyone's chattering away and other methods have failed to get everyone else's attention. However, the second scenerio indicates a lack of self-control and classroom control. In this case, I agree. The teacher has probably overreacted and what does the class do? Carry on regardless! Thus, the shouting was pointless!
Unfortunately, some teachers do believe that good classroom control is about loud volume control! If you truly believe that your teachers are like this with everybody, then you have a point! They are being unfair and possibly disrespectful if they also use patronising language like 'shut up, you silly little boy!'. On the other hand, I disagree with the common gripe that many students have about respect! Many teachers do treat their students with respect (most of the time) and get very little in return. E.g. How often do teachers just come in, take the register, then walk out for the rest of the day, or just even sit and text to their friends under the table while you're trying to get their attention? After a while, this gets extremely frustrating and in some cases personally upsetting, so as we're only human, we don't always treat you the way you want to be treated, I'm afraid! Respect is a 2 way thing, if you and your mates show us that you want us to treat you as adults by listening to us, talking to us like adults if you don't like what we do in the class and actually doing as you're told the first time we ask you to, we promise to stop shouting at you because we won't have to!
2006-09-18 17:21:53 · answer #2 · answered by ice.mario 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want respect, you gotta be respectful back. You were the one talking in class. That shows the teacher that you don't respect him/her. If you don't want to be yelled at, save what you have to say until after class, unless it has something to do with what the teacher is talking about.
And yes, you have a right to feel this way. Sure, I said talk after class, but then there's only so little time. Still though, if you really need to talk, pass a note or something when the teacher isn't looking. But you didn't hear this from me. >.>
2006-09-18 19:30:10 · answer #3 · answered by xxxshiningxstarxxx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're a child, they're the adult and they have authority over you, ipso facto. If you had a really good reason for talking and it wasn't at an inappropriate time then you can at least feel in your mind that you were justified to talk (and by good reason, I mean "John, you've just put the leg of your chair on my foot and it's crushing me" or "John, there's a bird eating spider on your shoulder", not "John, want to have a kickabout later" or "John, what's the answer to question three"). If you didn't have a good reason to talk, stop being such a damn crybaby.
Frankly, you're being a little bit whiny about this anyway - some six or seven hours after school has ended, you've come online to have a rant and a rave about how some teacher has shouted at you (and by the sounds of things with just cause) and you're the innocent victim. Get over it.
2006-09-18 17:01:26 · answer #4 · answered by chris_ninety1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right? no
Understandable? yes
Of course a teacher should ask a student not to talk without shouting, but the students may have been so busy talking they did not hear the first seven polite requests. I generally apologize when i need to raise my voice to get attention, but I have bad days like everyone else.
and no, if you are supposed to be listening or working by yourself, your teacher really does not want to know whether you were just asking for a pencil, or asking for help. If you are asked to work quietly or to listen, that is what you should be doing.
Sorry for the high horse tone, it's the end of the day.
2006-09-18 16:48:31 · answer #5 · answered by frauholzer 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all, talking in class to anyone other than the teacher is not showing respect at all. The teacher is in charge of the class, not the students. The teacher has been given an authority which comes from education and experience and that needs to be respected. Once you show them your respect, they will respect you for it.
Second, if that teacher is yelling at their students than they should be reported because they are abusing the authority given to them regardless of the reason for yelling at a student
2006-09-18 18:02:42 · answer #6 · answered by Lauren 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Erma, Dude at the end of the day teachers are there to teach and guide you, how can they do that if your not paying attention and not listening? If what your saying is that your sat doing your work and having a discussion about it then you should take them to one side after class and discuss like an adult, so they give you the respect your seeking
2006-09-19 10:23:43 · answer #7 · answered by crazychicklisieloo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are right that people should treat eachother with the same respect they want back, BUT in the real world, life is not always fair. You should not be talking in class. If you have a question, or hopefully, something to contribute, raise your hand and wait to be called on. those are the rules and what is expected from you.
2006-09-18 16:47:48 · answer #8 · answered by mom is a freak 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Easy answer - don't talk in class when you're not supposed to. I'm sure the teacher would treat you with ample respect if you'd respect them enough to shut up and listen when they're trying to teach you.
2006-09-19 08:30:55 · answer #9 · answered by valiumgodmother 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You shouldn't talk in class, no matter what it is about. Anyway, isn't it usually the other way round? You should respect your teachers, as they are the ones helping you to learn. Do you want to leave school with no qualifications? It is very fair.
2006-09-19 06:48:31 · answer #10 · answered by gr_bateman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋