whats a good way to get even with a teacher on their own terms?
460802
yhea you can really piss her off if you ace your tests; so continue to act like a stupid idiot so you get the respect of your classmates; then when nobody knows go home and study hard. passin your dumb ass would really piss her off
976532
kiss a little butt.\ngo to her and point out your own "weaknesses" and ask her how she would change/or handle different situations. bring a pad and take notes. \ninvite her into your room for a demo lesson.\nresearch whatever she wants you to do and become better at it.\n\nread  "tools for teachers"  great for classroom management and teaching strategies. good luck.
452765
The best way is to talk to your teacher.
607820
Please do talk to the teacher first, so you will have gone through steps.  Principals may ignore you if you haven't at least spoken with the teacher.  Please be as diplomatic as possible so you don't get labeled as a problem parent and then ignored.  Then, very soon, take your concern to the principal.  He/she will probably want a meeting with you and the teacher.  Come with documentation, but be sure to continue to be diplomatic.  Make appointments to observe your daughter (not the teacher) in class.  Be sure to keep every piece of paper you have that might show incompetance.  For all you know, the principal and school board are already working on getting rid of her.  It takes about three years to get rid of a poor teacher if people are trying.  Unfortunately, good teachers can also be hounded out of jobs by incompetant administrators, so do make sure that this wasn't a fluke, or a case where she was overwhelmed with grading and just took it as a completion grade (not checked for accuracy).  If you are in an elementary school, you can lobby to have your child transfered to another class, but you will never be able to do that again, and will be labeled as a problem parent.  If you are in a middle or high school, make friends with the counselor so that your child is not placed in that teacher's class again.\nThe class average of 38%--do you know what this means?  38% passed a national standardized test?  38% of them have a C average or better in class?  The class has a 38% on all their work?  \nGood luck
203809
Try asking your teacher for a one on one conference. Ask what your teacher's expectation are of you, and let the teacher know your expectation of him/her. Then come to some consensus of how you two are gonna to work together. Because, it is your education.
275565
Sometimes you have a teacher you just absolutely hates. She doesn't want to help you, she doesn't want to explain things. She seems to be so hung up on discipline and "No talking" that it's all you every hear from her.\nBut you know what, maybe she has a very difficult group of children in class - a group who are on the border of being out of control - and the only way to handle such a group is to be "too" strict. \nTake a look at your class (OK, I know you all hate her, but try to look at the class as if you're on the outside). Are there any kids there who are rowdy and unbehaved? Are there any kids who don't pay attention to her, and then waste everyone's time by asking unnecessary (or silly - really SILLY) questions? Some teachers are not very good at handling these kind of students, and the only way they know is to keep everyone quiet, and answer all questions with a "Find out on your own". Or maybe she's just so fedup with having to deal with these difficult students that she sees al students as being obnoxious. Why does this happen? Because children will always be children, and there will always be the ones who send teachers up the walls.\nWhat can you do? Go talk to her on a quiet day, at a time that she should be relaxed. A nice not-too-hot day when everyone seems to be in a good mood. Tell her you are really in a fix and really need to find some answers. And that you value her answers far more than another student's answers. Remind her that students don't know how to explain something as well as a teacher does. Boost her a little - make her feel good. And maybe, just maybe, you could get a little compassion from her. \nBut, if she really is a .... not so nice teacher (and don't use the b.. word - it makes it harder for you to sit in her class if you think of her as a b...)Well, then maybe you could get your whole class to have a chat with a student's councelor or someone at your school - very confidential, of course. I can't say they will be able to help much, but if they know how the students really feel, it could help to get her "removed" from her position.\nGood luck, I really hope you can solve your problem. It sure isn't cool to study with a teacher like that!!!
747466
I have been in situations where a teacher disliked me; and one time I managed to get a teacher fired.  The only way to deal with it is to bring in the big guns: go over their head in the chain of command and get backing from your parents and fellow students.\nIn your friend's case, things might be a little different because of the cheating.  Most schools have a zero-tolerance policy and whether or not the teacher likes you is meaningless in that situation.
785547
You definitely have a right to talk to a principal; they may be able to explain to the teacher that they need to change their methods.  If that doesn't work, you, your classmates, and/or your parents could talk to the principals and the school board of your area.  I know I've had horrible teachers like that.  I wish you the best.
517396
HEY! I am just going to go into 6th grade. My 5th grade teacher was EXTREMELY hard. I just tried to get by the day by thinking of things that make me happy. I try not to let my teacher get on my nerves and just except what she does and take it as it comes. Good Luck!
721923
I'm a teacher of 13 years experience.  I have taught most of my time in junior high (where I still am), but I've also taught high school and college.  I hope I have some guidelines that help.  Remember there is nothing like experience in education.  For all the advice you'll get, you just have to do trial-and-error until you find what works for you.  Everyone has his/her own style of discipline and motivation.  So, in no particular order, a list of problems and solutions:\n\n1) Tell the student to spit out gum, and don't make a big deal of it.  This is a minor offense.  If there is eating and drinking going on, emphasize that this is not the time or the place.  In a junior high school, a second offense gets paper pick up, where students have to go around during break time and pick up papers and tidy the campus.  For a college class, I'd recommend dismissing the student from class early if it's continual and passive-aggressive, having a talk with the dean.  Or if this is a college class, make clear, specific rules for bringing food to class and make your expectations clear about how to dispose of it.\n\n2) For excess talking, move the students around.  Say that you will not talk while they are talking, and they need to listen as a courtesy to you and the learning community.  Keep "playing chess" with them and bouncing them around the classroom.  You must back up what you say with consequences, too.  You cannot just ask someone to stop, then tell them to stop, and keep telling them.  The third time, there needs to be a consequence, not only because some people are inconsiderate and insensitive, but because there are others who are passive-aggressively hostile and need other people to set boundaries for them because they won't do it for themselves.  Remember sometimes you just have to stop talking altogether.  The withering glare (or my favorite, "The Gorgon") is particularly effective and also always gets a laugh.  Never shout over them.  I often speak my first sentence a bit louder than I need to, then immediately soften my voice so they have to strain just a bit to hear.  \n\n3) For verbal defiance in the classroom, I stare directly at the student, lean over, and say, "Excuse me?" and keep staring.  This usually gets an immediate apology and a quick re-statement.  If the student continues to be defiant, inform him or her that you are not going to put up with the obnoxiousness and rudeness, and immediately send the person to another classroom or an early dismissal if a college student.  Then you MUST follow up, whether with detention, a phone call home, a visit home, a talk with the dean of discipline.  This is three-fold: not only are you not letting yourself be a target, but you are also letting the student know that a boundary has been violated, and you're letting the class know indirectly that you have the authority to discipline and keep order and control.  \n\n4) Keep your students so busy that they do not have time to turn around and talk or cause problems.  Give them interesting, engaging, mind-expanding work to do so that they get caught up in their work and won't want to make problems, because they are enjoying what they do.  Of course, making work interesting and enjoyable takes years of practice, tinkering and imagination, and it takes empathy with your class, its age, and your objectives.  Anyone can learn how to keep order in a classroom, but the art of teaching comes from entertaining and opening up the mind so that people want to learn and want to come to class.\n\n5) Sit needy students near you, as well as students who ask a lot of questions.  They get their questions answered quickly and easily, and the classroom isn't disrupted (as often).  Often simply sitting close to the teacher may result in fewer questions; they may simply want attention or need to be close to an authority figure to feel safe and get the attention that they want.\n\n6)
775542
I actually had this problem in the tenth grade when I was attending high school. The difference was that I was the one who was constantly asking friends to let me copy their work, and it was only because I wouldn't do my homework and used people. It got to the point where my friends refused to let me copy offf of them and then one day a friend snapped at me telling me to do my own damn work! when my friend showed how annoying I was, it really hurt, yet I knew what she was talking about. So I didn't ask anymore and instead I did my work. Last attempt though, if the girl keeps on, tell her that you don't have time to help her, but if she really doesn't understand it, tell her to get tutoring. You could talk to your teacher after class and exlpain the problem while not making it out like your friend's a cheater, and encourage your teacher to call a one on one tutor session to break the ice. The important thing is to stand up for yourself!
704123
Teachers are not hard to get along with if you follow their rules. Treat them with respect, and complete your assignments on time. They are there to help you. In college I found that when I got to know my professors and asked for help when I needed it that I usally had a pleasant experience. When I didnt do so I tended to struggle more then normal. Teachers jobs are about building strong moral character, and providing a stepping stone for the student to be successful in the world. They are not there to destroy your future or make you suffer. Most of the time when you are having problems with a teacher its because you are not getting the lessons that they feel you need to learn, talk to them and they will address the issues that they feel you need to improve on. The more you listen the better off you are, that shows a willingness to learn, the more you ask questions the better off you are, that shows the desire to increase your knowledge.
206121
Talk to someone at your school, like a counsellor, who can put forward to the teachers that you feel this way.\n\nAs a teacher I appreciate knowing about my students and try to find ways around the hurdles put up to stop them learning.
962531
You need to understand that the more you defy authority, the closer eye the teacher will have on you.  If you stop drawing attention to yourself and behave yourself in your class, it could get better, but once you are on someone's bad side, it's tough to change.  You're making it out like he's just got a dislike for you, but you need to understand that teachers have 5-7 classes a day with 20-30 kids in them.  They cannot allow kids to just be smart a**** or it will just distract the entire class & they lose precious time with those who want to learn.  Try paying attention, answering questions, stop talking to your girlfriend... you can hang with her at lunch or afterwards.  This is soooo important, adults just can't explain how important it is to do your best now for your own future.  Good luck sweety :)
655989
Are you sitting back and waiting to be included?  Try participating more, be a little more vocal and participate their conversations.  Ask them what classes they are taking and how they like those teachers.  Get to know them and let them get to know you.
282054
There could be a number of reasons why a teacher may appear to be "rude" to their students. Think about each of these, watch your teachers, and decide which one(s) you're seeing (or if you notice something else). If it's not your behavior or attitude that's causing it, be understanding. Teachers are human.\n1. If a student is rude, or reacts to a teacher as a peer rather than as an authority figure. Teachers are your boss while you're in their classroom, just like your boss when you get a job. Are you treating them as in charge?\n2. If students are not attending to course content, turning in work, or attempting to learn what the teacher is trying to teach. (Do you like doing things for people, and then have them act like they don't care about what you're trying to do?)\n3. Too many students, too little time.\n4. Too much paperwork, too little time.\n5. Too many administrative demands, too little time.\n6. Too many parents, too little time.\n7. Too many bills, too little money.\n8. Personality conflicts with other teachers.\n9. Personality conflicts with family members.\n10. Personality conflicts with non-work friends.\n11. Annual teacher performance evaluations are coming up.\n12. You do the same thing, year after year, after year, after year, after year, after year, after year, after year.... and how many of the people whose lives you try to improve say "thank you"....?
971146
Gosh, she's just one teacher out of many you will have.  And you'll likely never have to see her again after you finish the class.  You don't have to like or be liked by everyone, so get over it, you are already spending too much time worrying about something that can only cause trouble.  Your teacher is a real person, you know, maybe she doesn't llike you either.  Maybe if you treat her better, she'll treat you better, too.