I am in high school im 14 going on 15. I have this english teacher who is always rude to the students ...calls them dumb, and also reads their work out to the class if they get it wrong and makes fun of it, she even tells people how bad they smell. This lady has problems serious problems.This doesnt really bother me because i speak up for myself anytime she has something to say...but i just hate to see how she treats the other students ...We all try to respect this women ...but instead she puts everyone down. What could be the problem? and how can we solve it ? Most teachers try to help students not put them down!
2006-10-07 06:37:48 · 16 answers · asked by Amber j 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
It's time to take your complaints to the head of the English department or the principal. Get together with several other students and write your complaints in a serious, thoughtful manner and ask for a resolution. If you don't get a response, get your parents involved.
2006-10-07 06:39:45 · answer #1 · answered by Fall Down Laughing 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you been honest with your parents? Can they trust you? There is a reason why people encourage their kids to confide in their parents and work with them. When you end up in a situation like you describe you would then be able to go to your parents for help. They would trust you, not the teacher.
Go to the principal. Explain that you are concerned about how a teacher is treating the students, but that you don't want to cause the teacher problems. Ask him/her if he/she is the right person to talk to about the problem. When they say, "yes", you tell him what you have observed being done to other students. Describe ONLY the behavior/the words, NOT your own opinion. Ask him what you should do. Tell him you don't want anything for yourself, and it's NOT an emergency, but, would he talk to some of the other students and otherwise check into it? Tell him you don't expect him to trust you, but that you trust him to check it out and do what's best for the teacher and the students.
If that doesn't work within 3 weeks, contact me by opening this post and using it to reach me. We'll try more drastic methods at that time, but it is safer for you if we avoid that.
Keep speaking up, just learn to do so in a way that makes her think.
Example: "Do you really want me to feel that way? I'm sorry I did it wrong, but don't you want me to improve, or do you want me to give up?"
Don't do it sarcastically. Mean it.
Never let a teacher decide how you feel about yourself. As a teacher, I teach my students not to let me decide how they feel.
2006-10-07 07:10:09 · answer #2 · answered by mckenziecalhoun 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This person doesn't belong in a classroom. These days privacy issues shouldn't allow her to read work in front of the class without the student's permission. At my school teachers couldn't put student work on a bulletin board without permission. She needs a good talking-to and some serious help.
2006-10-07 06:43:52 · answer #3 · answered by PatsyBee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get the other students to sign a petition on how rude and mean she is. Give it to the principal and let he/she know it's difficult to learn anything with a teacher that makes you feel so down about yourself. I'm glad you stick up for yourself. If everyone else would too maybe she would back off.
2006-10-07 06:43:49 · answer #4 · answered by Curious J. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a math teacher like this in college and I had enough one day after he said something rude to me about not understanding a problem. I told him he was an asshole and that the only way he could make himself feel good is by making others feel bad and that makes him a jerk. Then I threatened to talk to the dean (in your case the principle) good luck hon, stand up for yourself, just dont get in trouble
2006-10-07 06:40:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teachers are like any other group of people...some of them really suck in their profession and as people.
You could go to the Principal or a board member, but chances are, a dragon like that has retained her position by becoming very good friends with the aforementioned people.
Consider it a life-lesson: when you go out into the real world, some of your bosses will also suck.
2006-10-07 06:49:41 · answer #6 · answered by ericnifromnm081970 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe she's trying to be funny or maybe she had a bad child hood. But if she isn't I think you should tell the principal how bad and rude she is to her students or tell your parents and they could complain to the principal. Or Maybe nobody likes her and that's why she's mean and you could try to be teacher's pet.
2006-10-07 06:46:01 · answer #7 · answered by cookie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In our school, we have "head of years" or "year managers" and we talk to them. They seem to sourt out all our problems
If you don't have them, try the person who is below your headteacher and talk to them
Or if you want a more fun way of doing it, write a petition, saying how rude the teacher is, and get everyone to sign it, the slip under the headtechers door, and run.....
Good luck!!!
Oh, and you could also talk to an adult or something like that.....
2006-10-07 06:42:09 · answer #8 · answered by Wonder Why? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a teacher like that at my school so i understand but what i do is tell other teachers and they went to the principle and now they are keeping an eye on her to make sure she stops...just tell teachers and they will do something and it helps to tell your parents so that they can go to the principle as well hope i helped listen to most of the people answering you
2006-10-07 06:41:48 · answer #9 · answered by ♥baby gurl♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to write a formal class letter to the Principal stating that you do not appreciate your teacher's unethical (!) behavior in the classroom and that you request a Principal to take all the necessary steps to prevent such behavior in the future.
2006-10-07 06:49:55 · answer #10 · answered by OC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋