Struggling with teacher?
918949
Talk with the principal immediately. It is completely ridiculous that your child should be left to suffer for the sake of the lowest common denominator. Fight on behalf of your child.
805360
talk to your counselor or school administrator.  If the teacher is aware that others are aware of an interpersonal dynamic, shell be less likely to put it on display.  Id take the additional step, if necessary, of calling a meeting with the parent and the principal.  The comment she made in front of the class certainly puts her in a tenuous position.  Id take another student in to verify she made the comment and then put her on the spot by having her explain it.
299866
Try being a little bit more strict, not to the point of being harsh though. Just let them know that you are their teacher, and they need to stay on task. Also be consistent with your punishings. For instance, if one week you punish a lot of children for talking, and the next week you slack off a little bit, then they may get the idea that its okay to talk whenever they want to. Hope this helps. =)
627346
Who's the child?  Be the bigger person and move on.  You will only make the problem worse.  If you really can't handle her bossiness, talk to your teacher or couselor.  Good Luck!
753394
I agree with your mother.  If your teacher is out to get you there is very little that you can do about it.  Go to the principal and say that you have a personality clash with the teacher and would prefer to be moved to another class.  There are laws that prohibit him from discussing this request with the teacher so from a technical standpoint you should be able to push the request through without the teacher ever knowing how or why it was done.  Then the only issue you will face is whether you are put into a class that has a teacher that is influenced by the first teacher.\n\nTeachers can find flaws when there are not any.  I should know.  I'm a teacher!\n\nYou could also try talking to her about her grading system and see if she can justify the grades.  If not then you definitely have a motive for placement in a different class.
83112
I went through a very similar situation and after months of being told by the teacher and the principal that there must be a problem at home, I found out another child was having the same problems mine was.  The other mom and I got together and came up with a plan.  We each got our child to tell us why the other child was having so much trouble.\n\nTurned out there was another child in the class bullying and intimidating ours so badly that there were days they spent all their time huddled under their desks.  \n\nWhile I still could not get the school to admit to a problem, I did find a sympathetic vice principal who allowed my child access to her office at any time he felt he could not handle being in the class anymore.  \n\nIt wasn't the perfect solution but it got us to the end of that school year and I made sure I had some say in what class he went into the next year.  Things improved after that.  \n\nIf you truly are not having discipline problems at home and the only place there really seems to be a problem is at school, then I would be looking very hard at why there is a problem at school.  Don't take the teacher's word for anything...that teacher may very well be the problem.  Talk to other parents and find out if anyone else is going through something similar to what you are.  Make sure your child understands that you know there is a problem and you are doing your best to help.  Let him know he has you on his side.  \n\nGood luck.  Sure would like to know the outcome of this one.
950635
Hi Itsme,   Sounds like this professor sucks in his teaching.So the class move on to a better class,and subject.\n\n  Clowmy
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.
259292
first find out what grade level they are reading on by giving them a test i forget what it is called and then find out what they have trouble on (i.e. vowels, long e, etc.) once you have found that out then you can focus on it and in the areas where they are struggling you could come up with a game to help them out and to kinda keep it on a consistant basis.
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Try dealing with hundreds of little A-holes all day!  Actually, the teacher's lounge is a gathering place to compare notes on trouble makers, and how they can combine to make his or her life a living hell!  Feel you are being treated poorly by several teachers?  You must have been the daily topic in the lounge! By the way, nice grammar!  go to school!
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The teacher may feel uncomfortable knowing what you told them and not sure how to help.  Just remember, teachers are humans too and make mistakes and have problems.  Sometimes it's best to go to a guidance counselor with problems because they have to keep it confidential and have a background in helping.  \n\nI would not worry so much if she hates you, because if she felt really uncomfortable she would either tell you, completely avoid you, transfer you to a different class, or start being a lot harder on you than the other students. \n\nThe best thing to do is just ask her.  Tell her you are feeling uncomfortable since talking to her and you want to know if everything is ok and see what she says.  \n\nWithout knowing what you told her, it's hard for us on here to give great advice.  Hope that helps!
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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 -
812163
Care about what you're doing and try your best.  Do your homework, ask questions in class, see the teacher outside of class if you still have questions.\n\nFor what it's worth, luv, middle school is tough.  I'm a high school teacher, and I can tell you that it's pretty easy to tell if a student is trying or not.  If a student is really trying, I won't fail her.  Other teachers have different policies, but we all feel much more kindly towards someone who puts forth an effort.
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I wish there was a book.  I've found the best way is to simply talk to other teachers.  Borrow their ideas and shape them into what will work for you and your class.  It seems like at most staff developments the best you can hope to come away with is a few good ideas.
707023
This isn't about fair. It's about two different perspectives of what happened. It's about getting through this and getting the best grade you can while keeping your relationship with your teacher intact (you do have to stick with her for a while, right?)\n\nThe best way to handle this, in my opinion, is to ask the teacher which assignments are missing, and ask if there is a way that you can either do an oral re-cap of what you wrote on your assignments, or if you can do them over and turn them in a little late. Or, perhaps she can come up with another solution, especially if you seem intersted in working with her.\n\nDefinately don't try to make this into and "I'm right and you're wrong" situation. And certainly don't cry "not fair." Try to negotiate and find a middle ground where you can both be happy. Not only will this be a happier way around the situation, your teacher might actually be so impressed by your maturity that she'll be really nice and give you the benefit of the doubt! (Don't count on it tho :)\n\nIf you find that talking with your teacher is upsetting for you, ask a friend or family member to role-play with you before you go in and talk to her. I know, it sounds lame, but it really does help. In your role playing, you not only will you get a chance to practice steering the conversation to the positive, but you might also come up with some other ideas on how to work everything out.\nGood luck!
280759
teachers are fu  ck tards sometimes .. isssuesssssssssss
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It appears you have been very professional in dealing with this - good on you!  Do you belong to a professional organization of teachers?  They should be able to provide more support.\n\nInterpersonal relationship advice.....why does she have any power over your students?  You've done very well in modelling appropriate behaviour - good on you!  Is there another teacher who could give your students peer partners?  That would give another opportunity for appropriate modelling.  Ask her students about their motivation:  What do they get from being mean to the girls?  Until you understand the underlying fears of the people involved, you won't be able to determine their motivation.  Sometimes we just have to work with jerks - realize her limitations and work around them.