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There is this teacher, and she teacher earth science at my school, and i cant stand her. SHe hates coming to work, and she can never smile. SHe said she doesnt care about us, she just wants to teach., When we ask a question, she makes you feel like an idiot. She thinks she is so smart, but she is just aroogant. ANd...she yelled at me, because i proved her wrong. Can someone giv me some advice on how to deal with her. Thanks , trust me if you have good advice, i will be so grateful. (link)
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Avoid confrontation. You wont get any additional benefit from punking out your teacher in front of the other students, unless your wanting to become popular via detentions and reputation.
Realize that teaching (particularly High School and below) drives many teachers to the brink of a breakdown. Kids nowadays dont respect them, yet they have to show up and somehow 'teach' a bunch of kids who arent interested in learning. And you come into class, confront her, and 'prove her wrong'. To be honest, I'm not surprised at her reaction. If you were to do this in some colleges with some professors however, you'd be booted out of the class so fast your head would spin.
What do you gain from 'proving' your teacher wrong, besides goading her into losing her temper? She could be the worst person in the world; startting something in class is only going to stir up drama. It's better just to bite your tongue and be satisfied in your own mind - isn't that enough?. That, or confront her one on one after class and tell her what you think. If you wouldn't dream of talking with her about whatever you 'proved her wrong' about, face to face, then imo it probably isnt important enough to bring up in front of your classmates and make her look bad. I'm actually genuinely curious what you 'proved her wrong' about too; its possible it was opinionated material or something that comes down to interpretation. You may not have actually proved her wrong, you might have simply argued against her point of view and challenged her authority. If, now that you've thrown down the gauntlet and challenged her, she fails you (or grades you far more strictly than before), will you still feel it was worth it?
She might think that YOU are arrogant, and that its YOU that thinks you are so smart, since you more or less attacked her in class via arguing against her. If I were teaching a class, and a student were to rise up and disrupt the class with this kind of a confrontation, I might think you were arrogant for doing so (whether you are right, or wrong). I'd probably give some serious thought about having you removed from my class if possible, the last thing I would want is a student who thinks they know more than I do and is willing to cause disruptions. And you could be totally right on whatever it was, it doesnt matter...it was still a disruption.
So how do you deal with her now that this has gone down? First, I'd talk to her, and its your call whether its with parents or alone. I'd go alone personally; if you were gutsy enough to do this in the first place, you should see it through - if you are too scared or reticent to see her alone, then maybe you should have handled this differently in the first place, no? But irregardless of all of that, I'd first apologize for the confrontation in class. Then, see where things go from there. But I'll tell you now that this might not be reconcilable if you arent willing to own up to disruption - do that, and she might take the next step and apologize for yelling at you.
EDIT: You know, after reading your comment, she must be the problem. Clearly.
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Ok! I did not attack her, and i told her nicely that i thought she made a mistake. Do not assume with what i do and do not do. I was not rude when i "proved her wrong" and every one makes mistakes. Plus, i was just telling her there was a little mistake, and she snapped at me. I was trying to be nice, and i got yelled at. And a teacher cant giv detention for correcting er, plus she makes fun of some of the kids. I am sorry, but i think she is acting a bit b****y with us. ANd if she doesnt lyk kids then y did she become a teacher? No one forced her. I say she goes to a profession she loves, and doesnt ruin our day. KIds AND parents complain about her. Now tell me, should i still be oh so sweet, and ignore it? :| ???
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