Why are some teachers mean?

Question

Wtf? How come teachers won't let students use the restroom and tell them "you can wait". WTF!?

Answer 1

It's not that we are mean. We teachers always have to be on alert because we know that students have all kinds of tricks up their sleeves. We need to set a strong tone and maintain order.

Answer 2

When I was teaching the sixth grade in middle school, we had a bathroom policy. Students were not to use the bathroom during class hours. There were two reasons for this: 1) There was limited instructional time (teaching time) and school's are responsible for how well students do. If students do poorly then the school loses funding and is put under heavy scrutiny and observation. 2) Students would often use their "bathroom" time for other purposes (smoking, eating, socializing, or just getting out of class). Some students would even vandalize the school. The most reasonable solution for most schools is to just shut the bathroom during class time and tell the students that it is up to them to be responsible about their fluid intake (emergencies would warrant a trip to the nurse). So it's not that teacher's are being mean, it's that they can't risk the loss of instructional time or what may happen when one or two students are out roaming the school when everyone else is in class.

Answer 3

Because so many students use the bathroom as an excuse not to participate in classroom activities and then fall farther behind because they missed class time. Then because they are farther behind they feel lost and frustrated so they ask to go to the bathroom more often because class feel uncomfortable. It is a vicious cycle. The easy way to stop it would be if students would quit lying about when they need to actually go to the bathroom and when they just want out of class. Until then, teacher just have to tell students to wait.

Answer 4

For the same reason ANYONE is mean.

The whole bathroom issue comes from people abusing the right to use the restroom. You generally CAN hold it though- I'm pregnant and can hold it until I've actually got time to go. Surely you can. Train yourself to go at opportune times- your body will eventually become used to peeing at that time and won't need to in the middle of class.

Answer 5

I sometimes tell students this. But usually only when I am giving instructions or we are taking a test (they are very young, I usually have to read most test to them still). But I typically let them go.

Some teachers see it as disrespectful, that you should have gone between classes, or you really are old enough to wait, maybe you have lost their trust in some way.

I really don't think this classifies a teacher as mean though. Not something I would do, but I don't think its mean. Mean is screaming at students and disrespecting them.

Answer 6

Through discpline and meanness that's how teachers' control the classroom so students can learn. Don't expect kindness from a teacher who demands classroom control.

Answer 7

I think teachers have the right to be mean IF you have done something wrong.But I don't think they should not allow you to go to the restroom that's just cruel.

Answer 8

If you can`t ask a question without implying foul language

{WTF I mean} then please don`t ask.