What to do about mean teachers in HS

[Bart the Lover]

wrestlingkaratechamp17 wrote:

I'm not an arrogant young punk who starts stuff with teacher...Now that I'm older I'm not gonna deal with teachers like the two I have mentioned. I'm not a little kid whos gonna sit back and watch my friends being treated like that.

 

Your loyalty to your friends is commendable. But unfortunately, I really

 

don't think there is anything you can do. I've never understood why some

 

teachers find it necessary to belittle and humiliate their charges--I've

 

experienced that too. I imagine that teaching probably attracts a minority

 

of people who enjoy making others feel small. It's the same with any

 

position of authority. At least in high school you have many different

 

teachers, instead of being stuck with one bad one all year, like in primary

 

(elementary).

 

The best advice I can give is to keep your head down and do what is

 

required for this guy's class. Don't let him get to you. If he is someone

 

who enjoys undermining others any reaction you give him will encourage

 

more of the same. Don't let one teacher ruin your schooldays.

 

Good luck. Let us know how you get on.

 

battousai16 wrote:

my band teacher, for instance, has a fairly large history of throwing stands and chairs at students. they forced him to goto anger management classes and said he was fired if it happened again (btw, anger management just has him smile whenever he's angry, and it's VERY creepy), but that was after two music stand projectiles and a chair

 

Blimey. I'm glad my teachers didn't do that.

 

How on earth did he get away with behaving like that? Didn't any parents

 

complain? If I were a parent at your school, I would report it to the police.

 

As for anger managment--phooey. People act this way not because

 

they're angry (or we'd all do it), but because there are no consequences.

 

Presumably, he wouldn't throw a chair at Mike Tyson, no matter how angry

 

he was.

 

Were you ever tempted to throw something back? You can tell us...we can

 

keep a secret.

 

Regards,

 

Bart the Lover

[battousai16]

well, the last music stand he's thrown was the year before i came to high school. it was actually in my older sisters class. i'd imagine he got away with it because he runs a lot of the schools programs and asks for little if any money, which is especially nice now, as WI just had to cut out a HUGE portion of the education budget (thank you, governer. thank you VERY much ). but yes, lots of parents did complain, and a lot of students got pulled out of band. and, to be honest, i have had violent thoughts about him. although he dosen't throw stuff anymore, he's made up for it with verbal attacks. he once gave me a 10 minute lecture on how i had no place in the music department. not a pleasant conversation. one of my friends once said "i'd like to impale him on my flute". anyway, yeah. he's not all bad, though. he knows his stuff, is good at making sure you know stuff and will try to help you along if you can show him your dedicated. he can be a fun guy on the right day. it's just that those "right days" are few and far between.