I have a really bad teacher, what should I do?

Question

You may think that it's not a big deal, but it's a huge deal. This teacher is totally disorganized, and she never tells the class what the homework is. So far it's the 3rd week of school, and I've already missed 3 assignments, and so has the rest of the class. She expects us to check our school website for the homework, but on the website her homework descriptions aren't detailed, and on a few occasions it's not even on the website. I've even talked with her about how I don't know whats going on the in the class, and how I feel it's disorganized. Yet nothings changed and I feel like I'm going to miss more and more homework. I've talked with the counselor because I wanted to change teachers, and he said there's nothing he could do. I've also asked previous students of hers, and they all got C's or D's because of constantly missing homework, due to her disorganization. What should I do?

you may ask why I put this question in this topic, it's because people tend to be in the religious topics alot, and they get the most answers.

I am a responsible person, and I've had teacher's who did nothing at all to, but at least they told me what the stupid homework was.

Answer 1

talk to your teacher.
make notes of that discussion.
ask your teacher what she recommends.
try her recommendations.
if that still doesn't work, go back to your counselor with your concerns.
ask the counselor to meet with you and the teacher to discuss the problem.
maybe all three of you working together can solve the communication problem.
if that doesn't work, then the next step would be getting your parents, and the school principal involved.
the main thing is to be an adult about it and first discuss, not blame, the teacher. Maybe you aren't checking the website on the correct day or in the right area....

Answer 2

Omg! The science teacher you had sounds so creepy. Thankfully I've never had a teacher like that! Actually, all the bad teachers I've had have been female, none male. I think the worst experience I had with a teacher was probably with my 3rd grade teacher. For some reason, she seemed to hate the shy "quiet" kids, and I was one of those kids. Weird, you'd think most teachers would be a lot more bothered by the kids who are constantly talking during class. But anyway, just because I was kind of shy and quiet she thought there was something wrong with me and that I had "learning problems." She just made me feel stupid a lot of the time. I always hated when we had writing assignments, because whenever we had one I would think for a few minutes to plan what I was going to write. Again, most teachers would probably think that's a good thing to do rather than just immediately start writing a bunch of nonsense. But my teacher would always yell across the room (in front of the class), "Hannah, stop daydreaming and do your work!" And this was the worst thing she did, and although luckily I was never a victim of this, it happened one time in our class to this one boy. Well, if she saw anyone tilting their chair back while sitting down, she would sneak up behind them and yank the chair out from under them and make them fall! Someone could have seriously gotten hurt. She was a meanie, all right. lol There were a few others as well. One of the substitute teachers that worked at my elementary school was crazy. She would start screaming at the top of her lungs at the drop of a hat. She finally got fired one year for cussing at a 2nd grader. And also, my 8th grade science teacher. Well, I didn't dislike her personally because she was a really nice person, but she really didn't teach at all. Almost everyone got a C or lower in her class because she never actually taught us anything- basically all we ever did was do worksheets (without her having explained anything about the lesson beforehand) or listen to these really weird songs about the topic we were studying (lol). But luckily, since I started high school I haven't had any bad experiences. All of my high school teachers have been outstanding and they've all liked me. :-)

Answer 3

A lot of crazy answers. If you have spoken to her already about the issue, then you should take it to a counselor at the school or someone in the administration that can protect your grades. Grades affect the rest of your life and are important. Speaking to a school counselor can often times help you to get transferred to a different class and make the problem known without hurting her. She may get spoken to, and the problem resolved too.


On the other note, pray for her, but don't leave the problem unresolved. It is only going to hurt you. And respectfully, it is a bigger blessing to have been instructed/disciplined then to have received mercy unknowingly.

Answer 4

God that sounds awful... what you have to do is either A) get your teacher to tell everyone the assignments in class (just always be asking "is there anything due tomorrow?"), or B) you can complain to a higher authority. Instead of telling your counselor you want to change teachers, tell him that the teacher is bad at their job, etc. If enough people complain, the administration will probably give the teacher a warning.

Answer 5

look u r responsilbe for your work seems to me you want to be spoon fed everything try doing the work as the teacher has outlined it and you may just learn something. My biology teacher always slept in my class but we took state test and passed them bewcause we read our book and completed the assignment to learn the material. Mr. Jett was 70 years old and needed a nap before lunch he didnt teach but all the students in the class learned biology and most went to college and past there as well so it is probably not the teacher at fault here it is students trying to find a quick and easy way and there isnt one that will help you later all the short cuts you find will have to be make up at a future date and it may even be harder then.

Answer 6

hi, wow thats pretty bad.
its good that its not just you, thats it is affecting the whole class - you have backup and support to prove her neglect.
teachers have a responsibility to provide proper teaching methods and she is clearly not doing her job.
Don't bother talking to her, it will get you nowhere.
I suggest you gather a few of the students and talk to the principal, and get their parents to back you up also. The principal is more likely going to listen to parents, and if you have a few of them, then he will have no option but to check it out. show him the website (print the information out) and state what you said above.
But make sure you have several students and parents to back this up so the principal knows its serious. And what the councellor said, that is a load of crap. He should be forwarding it onto the principal and it should at least be looked into, and should be aware that its not just a coincidence that ALL of her students are happening to get low grades. wish you all the best

Answer 7

I am a teacher, and I know of teachers like yours. You just have to do the best you can. Bug her to death. Ask for specifics. Call her at home. Ask her every day what the homework is. Tell her to write it on the board every day.

Talk to the principal. Get with other kids in your class and see what they are doing.
Is there anyone making good grades? Maybe if a LOT of you went to the principal, it would help.

(I am almost over organized and get too specific.)

Answer 8

Go to the dean, principal, or board of education, and get other students in the class to go along as well. Start a petition to show them the extent of the problems. Get parents involved.

If you still can't get any results, go to a local newspaper and see if they would be interested in doing an article on the lack of quality education in the community or on the dangers of relying on the internet for class assignments.

Answer 9

I had my share of those. One situation got bad enough that I publicly made a fool of the teacher... more than once... and finally got to the point of rattling the administration's cages until things got better.

Go to the administration.
Get ALL your classmates to do the same.
Get everyone's PARENTS to contact the administration AND ANY LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS... Nothing will move an administrator faster than a call from a reporter who is wondering why 20 parents contacted them about a poor teacher ;-)

Answer 10

ask previous students as well as students in your class to write you a letter explaining how and why she is dicorganized. Once you get those present them to your parents and ask your parents to take this to the district supervisor. District supervisors can step in here, those letter will be your proof that your just not a failing student complaining. Ask the district supervisor to have the teacher outline the assignments as they are to do.