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Stupid bitch of a teacher
I made really bad choices for my A levels- I took English Lit, History, Welsh and Chemistry. The first two are fine, Chemistry is really difficult and I can't stand Welsh anymore because the teacher is so horrible.
She is always really negative about everything I do which makes it really hard to motivate myself enough to hand stuff in on time. She says that I have an attitude problem and I suppose than in some ways I do- but she isn't helping. I have to pretend to be cheerful in her lessons otherwise it would ruin the atmosphere for the other members of the class.
She sent a letter home to my parents, they got it this morning so I don't know what's in it. I had to go off to school wondering what was in it.
Today we were supposed to go and watch a welsh TV program being filmed - not important for the course but just a bit of fun. I couldn't face the thought of being with her for 11 hours- from 1:30 pm to 12;30 am ( yep on a school night). I decided not to go. I told her that I had rehearsals because I couldn't say that I wasn't going because I hate her. She told me that I'm selfish, rude, lazy and underacheiving.
I had to go and talk to my form tutor and year head, my tutor was sympathetic but my head of year basically said that shit happens, it's my fault that we don't get on and that I just have to deal with it.
Anyone got any ideas on how to resolve this?
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I'm taking my A levels right now, and in fact, taking English Lit. My teacher for English lit is EXACTLY how you described this teacher. She's negative about people, and doesn't listen to opinion. But the way i see it, by doing the work and giving my opinion anyway, I'm proving that I can do it despite her. She knows I don't agree with her, don't like her, don't want her as a teacher, but when I got my AS results back and I got one of the top marks in my class I relished in the thought of shoving it in her face and saying "SHOVE YOUR COMMENTS UP YOUR..." I really do sympathise with you, but try not to rise to it. When she says you're selfish, rude, lazy and underachieving, prove her wrong. Prove that you have a better amount of self-control than she does and you don't need to resolve to petty comments like that. I really hope this woman gets off your back, because there's nothing worse than a teacher who insults more than she teaches ;) And if push comes to shove, you can always drop the course. Good luck :)
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For starters, I think that you are forgetting an important factor here: she is the teacher, you the student. Sometimes you're going to have teachers you love, others you'll have teachers like this. As unfortunate that it is that you will have teachers like this, you're going to have to learn to deal with it. Your best bet is to sit back in class, try not to say much or draw attention upon yourself. Make yourself more receptive to the work, to the teacher.
Skipping out on the filming was a bad idea. It shows that you are uninterested as a student and that you lack the ambition it takes to succeed. Perhaps that is how the teacher sees it and is frustrated because you obviously have potential to be a great student and she may feel that you are not putting your all into your work.
Best of luck with your Welsh class.
~AlexiaJayn
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I had this happen to me when I was in when I was in fifth grade (that is about 10 years old in the US.) I was an A student (top grades) and usually teacher's pet, and for some reason, I got a teacher who hated me, gave me bad grades, and accused me of cheating. I had to live with it and take a failure, but you have my sympathy. I guess your year head my be similar to an assistant principal here, or something. The only thing I can suggest is to keep trying to get sympathy from someone who has authority. Tell them you don't usually (or ever) have these kind of problems and that she is verbally critical without cause. There is a genuine personality conflict. I don't know if you can get anyone to understand at school, but in work situations I was able to take care of things like this make changes. Are you able to just turn this into an audit or something (no grade) and take an other class later to make up for it?
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Your teacher seems to actually care that you do well. It is rare to find that teacher. You may hat it now, but you may actually learn from. Learning to cope with difficult people will help you later in life. Its really frustrating when a talented students don't live up to their full potential. It takes every thing you experience to make you what you are.
Ok so that is lame. I would suggest you do the work, and smile an empty smile until you are done with her courses. If she thinks you like her, then you will be the world's best diplomat. Which in my country, can park anywhere. Which doesn't count if you are getting shot at. Anyhow, grin and bear it and know in the end you will end up with the winning hand.
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QUIT the class
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