Teachers, what bothers you most about your students?  (in what country do you teach?)?
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When they don't come with their homework done and ready to learn. It's just a waste of my time and energy. I'm in Canada.
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indifference\n\nI am a teacher, and I've heard teachers do the same thing.  Yes!  It is disturbing.
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What you said is damn true and is scary or not?\nI'm a Dutchman who lives in Taiwan and if i see those children here, i feel sorry for them.\nWe in Europe and i think i also can speak for the USA the teacher teach us new things and on the end they do a test to see you understood it or not. Here in Taiwan most teacher teach for the test, because the test have to be good. So kids have to memorize everything for the test. Some teachers even just teach them things what will be on the test and other things not. Sometimes they even show the test in advance, so kids to what to learn. If the kids get a high score parents are happy, teacher gets a good name and the school too. They will never give a 0 points here, only if it's really bad, otherwise the parents here complain the teacher not the kid.\nIt unbelieveable, but they have every week for every subject a test. When i was in highschool, we had a test ones in a while. I don't know about the USA. \n\nIn Europe we see schools as education, in Taiwan it is a business. A kid is just a number and they care more the parents are happy, because they have to pay the money.\n\nIt is not only the school system, it is scary how most parents think and do.
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I'm more interested in knowing if the problems are similar worldwide.  Discipline is definitely the #1 problem in the US schools.  And it seems that discipline is a bigger problem in the US than in other parts of the world.  Just watch HBOs "The Wire" based on real Baltimore inner-city schools.  I wonder if such similar situations occur as frequently in say, China, Mexico or Russia?\n\nIs US the only country with a generation of parents who have large number of troubled children in schools?
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Anyone but me.  I'll fight! lol\n\nBTW For those who said teachers, why? I'm just curious cause I'm a teacher.
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There could be a number of reasons why a teacher may appear to be "rude" to their students. Think about each of these, watch your teachers, and decide which one(s) you're seeing (or if you notice something else). If it's not your behavior or attitude that's causing it, be understanding. Teachers are human.\n1. If a student is rude, or reacts to a teacher as a peer rather than as an authority figure. Teachers are your boss while you're in their classroom, just like your boss when you get a job. Are you treating them as in charge?\n2. If students are not attending to course content, turning in work, or attempting to learn what the teacher is trying to teach. (Do you like doing things for people, and then have them act like they don't care about what you're trying to do?)\n3. Too many students, too little time.\n4. Too much paperwork, too little time.\n5. Too many administrative demands, too little time.\n6. Too many parents, too little time.\n7. Too many bills, too little money.\n8. Personality conflicts with other teachers.\n9. Personality conflicts with family members.\n10. Personality conflicts with non-work friends.\n11. Annual teacher performance evaluations are coming up.\n12. You do the same thing, year after year, after year, after year, after year, after year, after year, after year.... and how many of the people whose lives you try to improve say "thank you"....?
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I don't like YOUR high school teacher. Imagine anyone teaching anyone else to use grammar like that!\nLet me revise that sentence for you.\nWho here doesn't like their high school teachers?
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a teacher that picks on you in front of everyone  every day and hates you.also when another student punches you in the gut before lunch every day.
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my worst teacher was my sixth grade math teacher. he was horrible and didnt explain anyhting although if he would explain something he would get everyone confused. the worst part was we couldnt bad mouth him cause he was our principal
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I feel I have permission to answer this as I am about to simply because I'm a teacher. \n\nI have the delightful job of being a middle school teacher. Yeah, I get the kids once they have approached those "wonder years." If they are going to be a tad bit un-mannerly, these are the years we see it in its prime. How interesting it is to see some students coming into my classroom saying "thank you" and "please" and raising their hands and asking permission and waiting for others to have a turn and yet other students that have a feeling of entitlement and expectation because of "who they are." \n\nNow this shows me that for one......kids are all different. (thank gosh right?) But what else is different? Haven't they all be attending school together for 7 years before settling into my classroom? Two points to make here.\n\n1) Yes some teachers are all around teachers! I love the kind of instructor that doesn't see themself as just a math teacher or science teacher, but as a teacher! These are the kinds of people that want to guide the child into being a well rounded citizen of integrity. As far as conducting a course in manners? Everyday is a course of manners in a teacher's class such as this!! The teacher guides by example and corrects when necessary and advises about situations to come. However, I will admit, not all teachers take the time. Sometimes they give up and think it is not always their place. This is where my second point comes in.\n\n2) What is the parents' role? Yes, the student spends a great deal of time at school in order to learn learn learn! But what are the parents teaching? Ohhhh many parents do more than their part in raising amazingly polite kids with fantastic heads on their shoulders. But what about the population of parents that say, "What are you going to do about my child?" and expect the school to not only teach, but to counsel and MEND their child. Schools can guide; parents must mold! If parents teach their children the values to live by we can more than do our part to reinforce these. However, if parents take a laissez faire attitude in this regard, it is hard for us to enforce and teach at school something that a child knows he can have disregard for at home. \n\nSo should a course in mannes be mandatory in schools? How about this idea??? Why don't we make it mandatory for parents!! YAY! They attend.....they see how we guide their students and they enforce the same values at home! \n\nIf all are on the same page, parents, teachers and students, I think we'd see such a huge difference in our youth of today!!!
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Well im a student so i wouldnt know!!  But i can imagine, depends what type of teacher you are, ive had two different english teachers, the one at GCSE was really nice and understanding and therefore the students respected her and she was happy but the one at A level is really weird and is always moody so therefore we react to this and therefore she probably feels like that and the less praise we get, the least we want to try!!!  A little tip!!!
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Sometimes you have a teacher you just absolutely hates. She doesn't want to help you, she doesn't want to explain things. She seems to be so hung up on discipline and "No talking" that it's all you every hear from her.\nBut you know what, maybe she has a very difficult group of children in class - a group who are on the border of being out of control - and the only way to handle such a group is to be "too" strict. \nTake a look at your class (OK, I know you all hate her, but try to look at the class as if you're on the outside). Are there any kids there who are rowdy and unbehaved? Are there any kids who don't pay attention to her, and then waste everyone's time by asking unnecessary (or silly - really SILLY) questions? Some teachers are not very good at handling these kind of students, and the only way they know is to keep everyone quiet, and answer all questions with a "Find out on your own". Or maybe she's just so fedup with having to deal with these difficult students that she sees al students as being obnoxious. Why does this happen? Because children will always be children, and there will always be the ones who send teachers up the walls.\nWhat can you do? Go talk to her on a quiet day, at a time that she should be relaxed. A nice not-too-hot day when everyone seems to be in a good mood. Tell her you are really in a fix and really need to find some answers. And that you value her answers far more than another student's answers. Remind her that students don't know how to explain something as well as a teacher does. Boost her a little - make her feel good. And maybe, just maybe, you could get a little compassion from her. \nBut, if she really is a .... not so nice teacher (and don't use the b.. word - it makes it harder for you to sit in her class if you think of her as a b...)Well, then maybe you could get your whole class to have a chat with a student's councelor or someone at your school - very confidential, of course. I can't say they will be able to help much, but if they know how the students really feel, it could help to get her "removed" from her position.\nGood luck, I really hope you can solve your problem. It sure isn't cool to study with a teacher like that!!!
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I'm an ESL teacher in China.  I find that the students like to talk about you.  They like to know about your "home town", your likes and dislikes,  and about your family.  I have a large immediate family, and that always amazes them.  \n\nTalk to the children about their favorite season and why.  What activities they enjoy in that particular season.  You could also talk about why people immigrate.  I have recieved many great responses to this topic.\n\nGood Luck in Korea!
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A teacher who makes students feel bad for asking questions is not a very good teacher, in my opinion.  I am a first year teacher and I encourage all of my students to ask questions.  This also helps me to clarify concepts and will assist me in preparing and teaching the lesson better next time.  I must say though, it is quite frustrating for students to have a teacher repeat something 4 or 5 times just because the students were not paying attention the first time.
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I have taught preschool to high school.... I find you need more patience for the younger ones, cause they just don't get it. Older kids get it, but they don't care. Not much you can get angry at; it's their own stupidity.\n\nWhen I was teaching grade 6, I had a student who swore at the principal and at me over and over. It was abusive and degrading to take that crap. But we do it b/c we care.\n\nI had another grade 3 class where I had three students referred to special programs for serious behaviour students, and that too was frustrating and humbling.\n\nAll these tough classes came early in my career and in tough schools. Not much yuo can do, except learn and make you tougher. I've got better class management skills, better lessons and know to to stand up for myself with the principal. Those previous situations, the principal did not do his job and we sat there taking the abuse.\n\nI've often gone home hating work and dreading coming back to teach. It's much harder being a teacher than a student. Many beginning teacherd rop out in the their first five years. I am enjoy my students and teaching and it has been ten years already. It's not for everyone and each year, I get my speical students who require a little more.\n\nGive the teacher a break. If there's something s/he is doing, perhaps, write him/her a note and make a suggestion.
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As with all professions, there are people who really like what they do AND are good at teaching. There are others who like what they do BUT are not any good at explaining anything, or simply lack the knowledge (believe me, I work at a school for teachers and some are abysmally ignorant!! and still get to go out and teach). And there are others who don´t like teaching but have to do it (because of the pay, or academic requirements). Those are the worst, I think. \nBut luckily you'll have a good mix of different kinds of teachers. Next time that you feel like attacking a teacher, please stop and think that maybe he/she's just tired and disheartened, and needs some good attitude from the students. I know that a good response works for me!
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I would have to say my kindergarten teacher.  I was afraid of her because she was never very approachable.  Everyone was scared of her, she would yell at us (a class of 5 year olds).  My brother told me that if you said a bad word, she would clean your mouth out with soap.  I wasn't sure back then exactly what words were the bad ones so I decided not to talk to her.  She never really made the effort to talk to me either.  I don't ever remember her talking to me.  One time I needed to go to the bathroom and I asked a friend to ask her for me.  She said, If she needs to go, she needs to come and ask.  I went up to her but I didn't say a word, I was afraid she would clean my mouth.  She just said, go before you have an accident. Worse of all she called me by my full name and not my nickname. That doesnt sound bad but what made it worse was that there was another girl in the class that had the same name as me and she did call the other girl by the nickname and not me)  I always thought she didn't like me. She didn't seem like a caring teacher for kindergarten students.