do teachers really care/?

Question

i have a friend who is majorly depressed. she is a year younger than me, and she cuts a lot. she tries to go to her teachers to talk to them about it, but the teachers always seem to cut her off, or leave. she was recently at the hospital because of her problem. she emailed me many times. do teachers care about their students? how come they cut this girl off. they know she is suicidal.

Answer 1

The teacher should have sent the student to the school nurse. Teachers are not trained to deal with medical or mental issues of the students. I doubt that ANY teacher doesnt care about their students based on how low the salary is for teachers. They have to love what they do.

Answer 2

Some people, when they are scared,
use a lot of words, but delay getting to the point
of what they have to say.

I have noticed how teens often, in conversation with adults will wait until the last possible moment before revealing their feelings or problem. (Like on a ride to school, waiting to speak until the car is pulling up to the school and my foot is on the brake already) Then they will speak of the subject. I get the feeling they sense the need to say it, but would rather not subject themselves to discussion.

Your friend likely knows how time-limited her teachers are, and is looking for a way to place the blame on someone else. There may be a time and a place to discuss cutting with a teacher, but it is really the job of the counselors in the School Counseling Office to address such personal problems.

On the other hand, when faced with a subject like suicide, people just don't know what words they can possibly say to help or to respond. It is human nature to cut the conversation short and escape the scene. Teachers are only human.

Answer 3

Teachers do care about their students, but they are not trained to properly deal with suicidal students. Many teachers do not have any type of mental health training at all. Her teacher should have referred her to the school nurse or school psychologist who is better able to help a student with this type of problem.

Also, I hate to say it, but the way our society is if the teacher gave the student some advice and it didn't work out for the student, the student's family could go after the teacher and the teacher could lose his or her teaching license. We live in a sue-happy world, and the teacher needs to look out for his or her well-being too.

Has your friend talked to a psychiatrist or her parents? This is a more appropriate route to take than trying to talk to a teacher.

Answer 4

I am sure that most teachers do care about their kids, but at one point they probably get worn down and tired. That is not an excuse for not listening to a students problem. Hopefully your friend will get all the help she needs from other sources. Has she tried to talk to her parents, I am sure that her parents care more about her well being than her teachers do. Maybe she needs to go to an inpatient treatment facility to help her cope with her problems in a better way than cutting, rather than going to just a hospital.

Answer 5

teachers are humans first teachers third spouses second. sometimes they know that a student and they heave hundreds are going to wear them down so they build a mental wall. most teachers are doing this job out of love for students they want to make a difference in the world to form a better place and some times just the luck of the draw you get a hole handful of crap teachers yes sam there are a lot of piece of poop teachers mixed in with a lot of great ones

Answer 6

I feel that if you can look back on your life and feel like one teacher truly cared then consider yourself lucky. You and your friends parents can offer her all the needed support, teachers often get overwhelmed, maybe ignoring the problems that her student is having, because she feels that it isn;t her place to be involved and is hoping someone other than her will step up and do the right thing. People now days don't like to get involved because of legal liabilities. This is so sad. I wish your friend the best of luck.

Answer 7

why people kids and adults think a school teacher is qualified to help a person who is harming themself in the way you mention is beyond me.
the teacher may care yes but they are not in the least bit trained to deal with such matters.
the only training they have in this matter is one sentence . refer person to childrens aid and or the police. .
this is the limit of there abilities. they are bond by law to do so but that is far different then being able to really directly help the child.
your friend needs to see a medical doctor.

Answer 8

of direction instructors care! They spend many hours with you on a daily basis. instructors prefer to be with pupils it particularly is the reason they decide on their profession. instructors do no longer basically care if some thing terrible happens they care despite if good issues ensue too!

Answer 9

YES! YES AND YES! it was my teachers who eventually saved my life. i am a cutter too and i suffer from depression. my teachers were the only ones who cared for me and helped me when no one else would.