There was recently an incident between a male teacher of mine and a female student that occurred at his house. But it's not exactly what you think--kind of but, let me explain how it happened:
My teacher is an attractive 25-year-old guy that teaches physics so the majority of his students are 17-18...maybe a few 16-year-olds. He's really cool, fun, etc. He gave us all his number in case we ever needed anything...that had to do with Physics. Well a girl called him one night and he tried to help her but she asked to go to his house so he could help her. I know for a fact that she was the one that asked to go to his house--he never asked her to come over. And yes, as a teacher he probably should have said no but he wasn't thinking that anything would turn out the way it did. Long story short though, she started accusing him of making advances and such and all the parents found out about it.
My mom now wants to pull me out of his class. I think it's ridiculous I know the girl and she constantly flirts with him and she asked to go to his place at night. I'm not saying that he's not in any fault because he shouldn't have let her come over but I know he would not make any advances. She's lying through her teeth and everyone knows it. She's talked several times about wanting to hook up with him and shes constantly bending over in front of him and all that.
I'm completely 100% on his side and I do not want to be pulled out of his class. He's an amazing teacher and I actually understand everything the way he explains it. Not to mention there's only a month of school left. So what should I do? I need to either convince my mom or if she still pulls me out of his class I was wondering if I should still go to his class instead of my new teachers? Any advice?
Razhie answered Thursday May 8 2008, 6:48 pm: You might want to ask your school if your mother has the right to pull you out of his class. If you are 18 years old, she probably doesn't and you can simply make it clear to administration that you would like to remain enrolled in his class.
The best thing you can do is respectfully disagree with your mother. Obviously any parent would want to keep their teenage daughter away from a teacher who behaved the way she *thinks* he did. What you need to do is very calmly and respectfully disagree with her. Say things like "I know why you feel that way Mom, but I know that what is being said about him is untrue." or "Mom I'd really appreciate it if you'd respect my opinion in this case. I promise if I ever see him or any other teacher do something wrong I will tell you, but I never have seen that with him. He’s never been inappropriate or made me feel uncomfortable. I want to stay in his class because I truly believe he has been wrongly accused.”
This is not about 'being on his side', it's about defending someone, anybody, that you believe to be unjustly accussed.
There is no point in yelling at her or arguing with her. Best to just state your case. If she can, and does, pull you out of that class, talk to a principal or guidance counselor about what your rights are first. You might have to decide which is more important to you, defending someone you believe to be innocent, or failing your class. [ Razhie's advice column | Ask Razhie A Question ]
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