My daughters are in 3rd and 4th grade.....their classmates are wild and extremely disrespectful to their teachers. I can usually only handle about 1 1/2 hours in the classroom before I want to tell one of them off....How do teachers cope?
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Sadly the often don't.\nEven with support from the principal, their hands are tied and often the parents are against them.\nLots have breakdowns and many are on anti depressants :(
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I have taught preschool to high school.... I find you need more patience for the younger ones, cause they just don't get it. Older kids get it, but they don't care. Not much you can get angry at; it's their own stupidity.\n\nWhen I was teaching grade 6, I had a student who swore at the principal and at me over and over. It was abusive and degrading to take that crap. But we do it b/c we care.\n\nI had another grade 3 class where I had three students referred to special programs for serious behaviour students, and that too was frustrating and humbling.\n\nAll these tough classes came early in my career and in tough schools. Not much yuo can do, except learn and make you tougher. I've got better class management skills, better lessons and know to to stand up for myself with the principal. Those previous situations, the principal did not do his job and we sat there taking the abuse.\n\nI've often gone home hating work and dreading coming back to teach. It's much harder being a teacher than a student. Many beginning teacherd rop out in the their first five years. I am enjoy my students and teaching and it has been ten years already. It's not for everyone and each year, I get my speical students who require a little more.\n\nGive the teacher a break. If there's something s/he is doing, perhaps, write him/her a note and make a suggestion.
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Academics...a different breed of human.  You're speaking a completely different language when you're talking with them.\n  \nI had similar experiences with middle school teachers and my kids.  Their children were the spawn of God, perfect in every way.  The fact that "Dad" is principle of the school system is even more reason for them to feel invincible.  You have your battle cut out for you.\n\nIf there is a contact at the school that you are most comfortable with, I would try to discuss this with them.  I do think that "kids will be kids" but obviously you aren't dealing with a normal kid, but the "golden child" of Mr. Principal.  None the less, you deserve equal consideration and should try to work out the best solution for the kids well-being at school.  \n\nAs I see it,  the boy was clearly wrong for viewing your daughter's report card and then talking about it (let alone lying), and they were both at fault for name-calling.  If this doesn't get amicably resolved soon, they could both be given suspensions.  \n\nChances are, the "friendship" is history, at least for a while, and the goal is to try to salvage your, and their, dignity.  Sometimes this requires eating some humble pie, and allowing the "lunatic" mom a little extra self-righteousness.  I see it as a losing battle to try to tell her that her son has done anything wrong.  Though she won't see it now, she will probably find out eventually anyway. \n \nSorry to ramble so.  I wish you the best of luck.  You will need it.
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talk to your mom and have her speak to the teacher...this teacher may need some anger-management classes or something.\n\nor, you could write a friendly little letter to her and leave it in her mailbox...:\n\ndear ms. -----\n\ni understand that teaching must be a very hard job and i hope that i am not causing you any more stress or further problems.  i have to tell you that i am a bit concerned because you seem to scold me a great deal.  i am not even sure what i am doing wrong.  could we please sit down and talk to each other about what i am doing that might be bothering you?  i really don't want to bother you and it makes me upset when you scold me.\n\nthank you -
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first off if you were my child I would tell you to not talk in class,\nbut I would make an appointment and go talk to this so called teacher.\nwhat she did was much worse than what you did..\nshe is an authority figure and the students are suppose to follow her lead( learn for what she, she says and what she does )\nI can guarantee she would not like to be treated in this fashion in front of students or her teacher friends..\nyes if I were you I would think it through before you talk to her, but I would make an appointment to talk to her..\nyou can start off by saying you are sorry, this way she can't get on you...\nif this does not solve it go to her boss.
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that's why there called "teacher" in watpatous it Meens "big bad mean old lady" ha ha \nOK well maby not. but some teachers just like to pick on people, maby you remind her of some one that she duz not like? idk \nbut if she gets all pissy just for nothing then i would try talking to her about it.
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By the way, 25 years old is very young! Now, about your teacher...if she used to be your favorite, then you must have had a good relationship before this.  She will probably appreciate it if you stay after class and talk to her. Tell her that you get the feeling she is angry at you and, if so, you'd like to know how you could do better in her class. Sometimes teachers are misunderstood. I am a teacher myself.  When I was in my twenties, I remember catching a student telling another student that she was sure I hated her.  I was very surprised and had to reflect on why my student thought that way. (However, if your teacher really is angry at you, she should still appreciate that you are brave enough to find out out why. Be really cool and positive. If she really likes teaching, she will learn from you.)
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I am not a teacher but I think teachers have to put up with a lot of crap from students. There are so many kids today that are just plain lazy and disrespectful and then they whine because the teachers are mean. I personally think that "discipline" should be brought back into the classroom and home. If I said or did half the stuff kids do today I would have gotten my butt kicked!
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get involved with the students and know them beyond the teacher/student relationship.  is there anything that they're dealing with at school?  perhaps a school event?  talk with them about things other than books and problems.  i don't know what grade level you're talking about and i'm not a teacher, just a student.  perhaps have activities that can show the students that it's not all about homework and tests.  how to do this?  not so sure.  but these are my suggestions.
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I'm a teacher.  I never have unrealistic rules in my classroom and I try to lead by example.  If I am polite to children and never shout, then I accept the same from them.  I don't usually have disciplinary problems although there is the odd exception.
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As a college student...\n\n>someone you can relate to\n\n-->why? because I hate it when the teacher just talks and talks but you don't get a word they're saying\n\n>has a sense of humor\n\n--> so that the class won't be so boring and serious\n\n>knows his subject really well enough he can use other examples (like one time I heard anime; Voltes V was used to show something about bonds in Chemistry)\n\n\n>knows how to simplify things\n--->Yeah, instead of really long paragraphs... "In other words???!"\n\n>isn't boring\n\n>won't embarass you if you ask questions\n-->Don't you just hate it when you want to ask something but you've seen teachers become sarcastic and will make you look stupid by asking.\n\n>doesn't take things personally\n-->if a teacher takes things personally, the relationship between a teacher and student will be difficult..\n\n> that won't let the class just do reporting, she'll listen... blah blah blah, but someone that WILL TEACH!!!\n-->There was a subject, that for the semester we would report abut our subject, we'd have to understand it on our own, which was really boring, i've had enough of powerpoint presentations
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Deff tell a teacher. I know you dont want any other conflict, but if you tell the teacher you dont want them to know cause they might bully you somemore, im sure they would be able to help. Or take the bus home? I donno good luck! I would deff tell someone.
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If your kids are going to the school you're running, I'd suggest you send them to another school. Mind you,this isn't to criticize you or your school, but I've seen too many examples of students cracking under the pressure of the expectations of their teaching parents. The teacher expects way more from his own children than from others. Pressure is very hard to handle for children and defenitely doesn't help them in the learning process.\nGood luck to you.
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There's actually a funny saying that all my teachers have hung up in their classrooms. It says "Everyday I give special attention to one person... today is not your day..... tomorrow doesn't look good either." You don't have to say that, but I thought that is pretty funny... but in all seriousness you should approach them and be like "Listen... you all are very close to me, but there isn't enough me to go around." Then if two of your friends get into a fight you simply say... "i'm sorry... but I am NOT taking sides." Sometimes... unfortunately... you have to take a stand with your friends like that. Good luck!!!
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As a teacher, I always tell my students to stand up if they think I'm wrong. However, there is a right way to do it and a wrong way. If you are old enough to be asking this on line, it is best not to approach the teacher in a confrontive, competitive way. And that goes not just for situations with teachers, but conflicts with others in general.\n\nWhen dealing with someone in authority, tell the person you'd like to meet and ask when a convenient time would be for that person. If asked why, just say something like - "I need to ask you something and I don't think it would be appropriate in front of others." When the teacher finds out what it is, she or he will appreciate your not challenging them in public.\n\nThen when you meet, nicely explain your point of view. If you are friendly and approach it as a misunderstanding, your teacher will very likely be receptive to your point and be willing to work with you on a solution. By the way - it's always good to go in with clear idea about how you want to change the situation. But if you don't know exactly what you want, you can always ask the teacher what she or he thinks might be a fair way to solve your disagreement.\n\nThe teacher may or may not budge (it depends on the situation), but it shows you are willing to work with the teacher, without causing unnecessary conflict.\n\nTo your P.S.\nIt sounds as if the teacher thinks you are not listening to her when she is making a point. Something can happen in book - but what happens may not be what is happening - in other words, people can take actions, such as leaving to deal with something. But are they leaving to run away from something - or to go toward something else?\n\nDon't get in a competition with her. Be willing to show her you are willing to learn, even if you don't agree. And if she is mean - OK, she is. Some people are nicer than others - we have to deal with all kinds in life. It's just a fact. But you'll win nothing by getting in a power struggle in your situation.\n\nA good teacher will respect you if you approach her in the way mentioned above.
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Everyone gets teased. We all have for one reason of another. Tell her about a personal experience that you had and explain the above to her. Ask her to think of others in her school who get teased...............they all do. \nPut-downs hurt and they do lower self esteem if we allow them to. You need to raise her self esteem and teach her how to deal with it. She needs to stand up to the people who are teasing and say something back. Teach her how to stand tall and use a tone of voice that lets them know that she will not accept it. They will back down. I teach middle school students how to use this process and it really does work. The other thing she needs to realize is that it is not true. Those kids feel bad about themselves so they tease other people and think that will make them feel better. Her best defense is to stand up tall, take a stance and lean forward, look them straight in the eye, put up her hands and say phhh! your words mean nothing to me..........go bother someone else.  And then walk away quickly and keep right on walking. Or have her say.........thanks for sharing that with me I will take it into consideration...............and just keep walking.
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Talk to your parents and principals Try to tranfer out if you can .I would go to the principal and tell him your being verbally abused and what's happening in the class He has to investage .When this happened to my son I went to the princapal and then to the school board The teacher was sent to anger mangement.