I have 2 daughters. One is a freshman in college and one is planning to graduate high school this year. My daughter in high school has a learning disability and has always struggled in math her whole life. This year has been especially challenging for her. She has a teacher who cannot teach worth a lick. My daughter comes home VERY upset. She said that the teacher just "does" the problems without really explaining them. My daughter has never failed a class and is usually a c student in math. This year she has already failed the mid-term exam and is in danger of failing this marking period. My daughter has done two extra credit projects in which the teacher told her that they looked like they had been done in 10 minutes. I thought the projects were very well done that my daughter did.
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2007-03-21 07:35:55 · 13 answers · asked by Jackie Knows Best 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
I had a meeting with myself her teacher and my daughter. I found out my daughter's average for homework was only a 55%. When i asked her why she was not doing her homework which was unusual she has a 3.0 G.P.A. and normally has pretty decent grades. I asked her why she was not doing her homework and she responded that she did not understand it. She told me and the teacher that she was afraid the teacher would think she did not put enough effort into her work if she got the problems wrong. The teacher said she had no sympathy and was not here to "bargain" and or just boost my daughters grades because of the fact she's going to college. My daughter says there are numerous other students who are also failing the class. She went for 4 days straight of extra help for a test and still managed to fail. The teacher wants my daughter to quit her job and make ME hire a tutor and pay for it! The teacher says she only has one day a week extra help. I don't know what to do!
2007-03-21 07:38:22 · update #1
Try speaking to the principal if you feel the teacher is blocking your child from doing well in the class or if it seems you can't come to a compromise. The fact that your daughter wasn't doing the homework because she was afraid she would not do well on it is not a good excuse, in my opinion. There will always be teachers who are hard-a sses for lack of a better word, so she has to get used to that especially if she plans to go to college. If your daughter has a problem understanding the problem she should speak up right then and there and not wait until she gets a bad grade to bring up the fact that she doesn't understand.
Also, in regards to getting a tutor, you don't have to necessarily get a professional. You could always speak to an older student or ask the teacher herself for some recommendations on some of her better students in the class who might be able to give your daughter a helping hand.
2007-03-21 08:11:32 · answer #1 · answered by Vivita 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had that problem with a prof. in college.. sounds like the teacher does not know how to teach and is only there for the #.. if it is true that there are numberous other students failing the class maybe you should get your daughter to talk to ALL of them and have them all go down to the principles office and send in a complat. if that doesn't work then have the students and parents write up a letter and send it to the school board saying that this is not a good teacher.
is there other math teachers in the school? you daughter could always go talk to one of them and see if they can better explain the math questions and help her prepare for an exam. I would say higher a tutor, but if lots of students are failing the class, then i believe it's the teachers fault and not the students!
2007-03-21 14:46:52 · answer #2 · answered by stephanie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it up with the principal. The fact that your daughter usually does well (3.0 gpa) means she's a pretty bright gal. Everybody has a weakspot (mine was history). I don't think this is anything to get worked up about. Again, mention it to the principal. A teacher's job is to teach, if your daughter is asking for extra help and still having problems.
A tutor might not be a bad idea if she really stuggles with math and some college kids work as tutors for other students at the college, maybe one of them would be willing to help out.
2007-03-21 14:42:50 · answer #3 · answered by H.B.K. 2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is very ridiculous. You shouldn't have to do this and it sounds like this teacher shouldn't be teaching. Go to the principal or school board. Have a meeting with all of them and let them know about your daughter's learning disorder and what the teacher's been saying to you. Maybe the principal will relieve the teacher of some of the duties and it'll open up more time during the week for help.
2007-03-21 14:43:04 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know what you are going through. You HAVE to go to the principal and if he doesn't do anything go to the super intendent. You have to keep going to people higher than her teacher. Principals never believe the student because so few students come fourth with the problem. They think, oh we'll be in this class for just a couple of weeks so I won't do anything. You can't let life unfold in front of you, you have to make life happen. Stand up for your daughter and your beliefs.
2007-03-21 14:45:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most schools have honor society students who can tutor a student in different subjects. Contact your honor society director at your daughter's school immediately and see if there are any honor society students who are doing well in math and have the time to tutor your daughter, they do this as a community service and don't usually charge (plus your daughter may relate better to a peer than an adult authority and may be able to better grasp the concepts if presented in a different light). Good luck to you and God Bless.
2007-03-21 14:41:40 · answer #6 · answered by tersey562 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It sounds to me like it is time to go to that teacher's boss and their boss also. This teacher doesn't sound like she is teaching anything, just collecting a paycheck. So, go see the Principal and let that person know that you are also going to see the School District's Superintendent.
Simply put, those teachers work for us parents - we pay their salaries with our tax dollars and when a teacher is a slacker it hurts many students.
Attack, and don't stop until your daughter's educational needs are solved.
2007-03-21 14:46:55 · answer #7 · answered by Tony S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why can't your daughter join some sort of study groups?
I have everybody telling me am smart and so on... and believe me, that junkie talk called math, calculus.... (or anything with numbers in it that require calculating with special formulas or whatsoever) was never registered in my brain during class time, because I was never able to understand it that way. Thank God one of my friends was (still is) smart at math and she helped me during COLLEGE, can you imagine that? I mean can I be more stupid? In exchange, I was way better than her in writing reports and projects, so whenever she needed me to read her projects to make sure that it's fine and good, I read it for her.
Go to school and talk to the teacher herself if she can do anything to help your daughter understand math. Ask about study group, if they exist, or if there is someone in the neighborhood who can teach Math for free or little dollars and encourage your daughter to join them.
I hope she does OK in her math.
2007-03-21 14:49:00 · answer #8 · answered by peachy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get your daughter a tutor. Its going to help her in the long run. Especially if she wants to go to college.
2007-03-21 14:40:36 · answer #9 · answered by sinkablehail1978 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more studying and or a tutor is the only answer... i've had teachers that couldn't understand before... and i hated math.. the only way i passed it is by studying more and by ASKING questions... tell your daughter to ask questions she does not understand... and dont go to another problem without solving one.
2007-03-21 14:44:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋