Question Posted Thursday November 16 2006, 9:26 pm
Okay so there is this teacher at school who I really like. Shes like punk rock-emo even though shes in her fifties. Heh. Anyways, like some days she is extremely funny and bubbly and happy and the the next day she will be totally crazy and stressed, almost to the point where she scares us. She will start yelling at us and blaming all of her problems and stuff on us. Anyways I was just wondering, could this be a sign of like bipolar disorder or some other disorder? Like, I dont want to pry into her personal life, but I want to know if we are making her mad or if it is some kind of thing she cant control.
Being a teacher IS a very tough job with all the students you have to handle, all the papers, all the lesson plans and deadlines and then they're even more of an annoyance if the kids are all talking and joking around and not paying attention.
Teachers can be very stressed at times, and not realize they're coming off so harshly to other kids. If she's usually happy and bubbly towards you guys, I'm sure she's a very friendly and happy person, she just might be having some stressful breakdowns and doesn't know how to control them, so she takes it out on students, like most teachers do.
Also whenever they're not teaching, they're living life and trying to date, have a marriage, have children, drive THEIR children places, help them with their homework. They lead very busy lifes so something could just be happening outside of school, some sort of personal issue she's having trouble dealing with.
I don't know how many kids are in your school, but if she's dealing with her own kids at home, and then the ones at school, that's basically like have hundreds of her own children, in a way, you know? Very, very, very stressful thing.
I think it's really great of you to care so much about a teacher and why she's in an upset mood. The most you can do for her and the rest of your students is just if she seems in a bad mood, cooperate with her and try and make the class and her day a little easier on her.
Jolly337 answered Thursday November 16 2006, 11:29 pm: Hey Your teacher sounds kinda weird but you should know for a fact that if shes like that she probably has something else in her life and when i want to ask my teacher anything I wait until the topic comes up im sure some topic that links to that will come up
queenhearts answered Thursday November 16 2006, 11:13 pm: I doubt she has any disorders or whatever.
Teachers are usually most stressed out. They have all these papers to grade. When they are sick or something, they have to make a plan for a sub. They have to keep grades in and always make plans for each day. They have to teach a certain amount of information in a couple of weeks.. then go into the next subject. It's somewhat hard especially when the students may not understand it quickly. Sometimes it's hard for a teacher to keep up with the work and students.
She has her own life too. People have their bad days.
But you can go on your own time and ask her why she was mad. Though, if your class was talking or not listening to her.. that could be a reason.
It could be an off day. Lots of teachers have things going on in their life and they aren't supposed to tell students about it. They are there to teach you so if they wasted time talking to you, you probably wouldn't learn much.
Some teachers go through bad marriages, family problems, their own issues and everything. Some of them are good at covering it up and others.. get slightly irritated and take it out on their students.
Just remember she has her own life and your class is doing nothing to upset her (unless they are pulling at her nerves with attitude). It's sometimes hard to seperate your personal life/problems with school/work. [ queenhearts's advice column | Ask queenhearts A Question ]
pootietang answered Thursday November 16 2006, 10:58 pm: Yes, it could be a sign of bipolar disorder or Multiple Personality Syndrome. However, she is probably just an average person who, like everyone else, has mood swings.
Believe it or not, adults go through a lot of stress and have a lot of pressure placed upon them. Their deadlines aren't like yours. They can't turn in their work a day late for half credit. It's either turned in on time or useless. Also, on homework assignments, if you make a mistake, you will probably still get a good grade. However, at work, points aren't taken off: it's either completely perfect or completely wrong. This causes stress and frustration among most adults, and you will probably experience it yourself someday.
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