Why do teachers get to eat in class and talk and laugh when kids can't even do that!?
351432
Because they've already paid their dues.  Your turn.
1027208
I absolutely LOVE being an elementary school teacher - I think it is amazingly cool.  I bet I laugh more during my day than anyone in business or a corporate situation.  One the other hand, this is what I want to do...there was no question about it in my mind and believe me, it is very challenging and there are days when you will want to crawl under the table with your kids ( or away from them) but at the end of the week you know you have made a difference...that's cool!\n\nBy the way...we are not glorified baby-sitters as the person above suggests...maybe that was their experience in school but I would dare that person to be a substitute for one day....guaranteed they couldn't do it! It's too bad that they never had a great teacher to inspire them.
628403
Because there is a mixture of maturities at your age. Some of your classmates are very childish while others are very mature. The teacher tends to compare all of the students to the more mature ones. This makes the teacher dislike the less mature students. You may not be the worst one but your not as disciplined as the best ones.
1059933
Perhaps the faculty could have an assembly and address the issue .\nMany times, students do not realize that adult bodily functions slow down as they get older;therefore, requiring more concentration and Pooh time.\nI feel confident that once the children understand, they will be more considerate in allowing teachers  the time they need without beating on the doors and asking if they need an ambulance.
238301
Oh, but it is. Just not generally in this country. Go to any Western block European country and watch the teachers & professors are teaching out of doors, having interesting & lively conversations with their students in pubs, sitting on the campus lawns when school is out & having discussions, encouraging their pupils & enjoying their successes. Teachers here, as a rule, are competitive and arrogant. They don't truly love teaching or their students. Of course the school systems here are more difficult for them.
283748
The biggest burden is a poor attitude. There are millions of stories about people in dire straights that manage to pull through somehow, and teens act like it is the end of the world to have to be quiet for a half hour or to have to read a few pages of a book a night.  Some kids don't know the difference between an inconvience and a crisis and have no sense of empathy.  Some also can't delay their gratification worth a darn, which results in a person getting 0/40 because of talking during a test when the teacher said anyone who talks during the test gets a zero. Put your social life on hold for just 40 minutes!
355293
Children do not respect rules and often teachers allow children to get away with things to make their lives easier.\n\nI work in a school and a lot of teachers threaten children with detentions, but never carry them out because they'd have to give up time at lunchtime or after school.
267559
no child wants to be the "dumb kid" so they choose to be disruptive if the child is not in spec edd recamend refir him/her to testing some schools discurage teachers from sugesting d=ue to funding but if this chiold needs support bolth he and his future teachers will thank you
557877
Here's another question for you:  Why is it that students behave very badly in the classroom but when the principal walks in they are nice until s/he walks out?  It goes both ways you know. \n\nFurther, don't paint a picture with such a broad brush; not all teachers modify their behavior when an administrator is in the room.
787234
Being a teacher is just hard. Some days you feel like a 3rd grader knows more than you do. Sorry for the bad days but don't let it get you down. What you are doing is a worthwhile thing. Love your students and forget about the others.
342134
They want teachers to agree with them that "my child would NEVER behave like that!!"\nThey want teachers to give their children something for nothing...i.e. grades.\nThey want teachers to suddenly come up with an extra-credit assignment for their child (so the little darling can pass) when there are two weeks left in the final semester and their child's average is sitting at 47%.\nThey want teachers to put their own life on hold while they spend their entire weekend grading extra-credit assignments so their wonderfully well-behaved, academically groomed child WILL pass, dammit!\nAnd so on, and so on, and so on......
863445
because then teachers will have do deal with the pathetic excuses of parents. In their eyes the child can do no wrong-they are the 'victim'.- of bullying, being singled out by the teacher, they are from a single family etc.\nWish these parents would get real, their kids are unruly, undisciplined yobs who cannot face up to any responsibility.
319733
I think the answer to this question is because mean teachers don't belong in a Special Ed environment.  If they are being mean, then they don't understand that special ed children have special needs.  Sometimes people who do mean things, do them because they are afraid or maybe it is the only opportunity that they get to exert their power over anyone.  If they are being mean to you...tell someone.  You shouldn't have to deal with a mean teacher, you have a lot more important things to deal with.
432264
I am a teacher and can definately answer this one!!!!!!!Children who do not have parental support in the home usually suffer at school.  They are usually the ones who act up...not only because they are undisciplined, but also because they do not have the support system at home to make sure that they are doing their homework.  They fall behind and end up misbehaving because they do not understand the material.  As they fall further and further behind, their behavior gets wors, as well as does their self-esteem.  I work at an inner city school.  The teachers work very hard to give the students as much indivual help as possible.  We want to see all kids succeed! We also want them to understand that they must learn to deal with the baggage that life has given them and overcome that to be the best they can be to reach the goals they want to accomplish.  The best deal is for schools, parents, and communities to work together to help ALL children succeed.
992868
BECAUSE THEY ARE MISERABLE THEMSELVES AND DON'T KNOW ANY BETTER. JUST LAUGH BECAUSE THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THEY FEEL THREATENED BY YOUR WORK SKILLS.
356456
cafeteria workers are going to have to be more tolerant of  teachers. All the years of working with the little darlings  made them...somewhat peculiar.\nThey shouldn't stare at the teachers who have nervous tic's,  have hunks of hair missing from their heads,  are scratching because they have huge welts on their faces, or are speaking in tongue.\nYou have more class than that!!!!!\n\n*what would Dustin Do?
1077939
A lack of discipline with the students, and disrespect to the teachers. A lack of enthusiasm, and knowledge from the teachers. I am of the opinion however that kids learn a lot more than we give them credit for, even though they don't seem to be paying attention some of the time. Teachers get burned out  when students don't pay attention, and at least, make an effort.