Has a teacher ever really pissed you off when they treated another kid (not you) like crap for no apparent reason?

I had that problem today. There's this kid in my Spanish class who is painfully shy and hates to have attention drawn to himself. Our principal announces birthdays over the PA system, and it happened to be this kid's birthday. Our teacher heard this, and immediately launched into her "routine" (singing the birthday song in Spanish.) She did this knowing full well that the kid hates her guts and would be majorly embarrassed. It went something like this: She followed him all over the room singing while he tried to get away from her. He sat down at his desk and leaned as far away as possible (she has a tendency to smother people), and she got closer. He laid his head down and wouldn't move while she sang and everyone else laughed (except me; I was trying not to look.) It was so clear that he was really upset. This isn't the first time she's done that, either. She draws attention to him every single day in some way or another, even though he clearly hates it and is always rude to her. I have news for her - she's not going to cheer him up by annoying the crap out of him. I've been in situations like his before, and whatever the teacher tries doesn't work; it just alienates you from the rest of the class even more because of your embarrassment. I just wish that she'd stop being so damn dense and realize how much he doesn't like it instead of thinking he's kidding, because I know he's not.

Sorry about the very long post. :rant: But that really got to me. Even though it's none of my business, I wish she'd leave him the hell alone.

Stuff like that isn't cool. I think teachers should push and challenge students to do their best and leave their comfort zone as often as possible, but to call unneccesary and unwarranted attention to a student isn't right. It's not in the job description.





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I hate teachers that do crap like that...especially when its done to me.

Yah I dont like it, unless the teacher and student have a special friendship or whatever.

I hate it when teachers do that too. I've had some just like her.

Then, there are the ones that chew you out or something in front of the whole class when they could have just taken you aside after class and talked about it.

poor guy. thereve been times in my life where i wish i wasnt so shy i aint shy now but like in 6th grade the teachers accused me of using a calculater on the SAT tests and she told the class i did right when i was there and she threw in some lies. i really wish i wasnt shy or i woulda said somethin. if i wasnt she'd regret sayin it

Well, normally I would say the teacher is in the wrong but one part of your post confuses me...

She draws attention to him every single day in some way or another, even though he clearly hates it and is always rude to her.

Well, if he's rude to her, then she's just giving him a taste of his own medicine. Normally, a student who's rude to a teacher usually gets sent to the prinicpal's office. But, perhaps I am reading the post wrong but it sounds to me like a contradiction that he's shy yet he's rude. Then again, maybe I'm just reading this wrong or it's just a typo.

Originally posted by Fran Fan
Well, if he's rude to her, then she's just giving him a taste of his own medicine. Normally, a student who's rude to a teacher usually gets sent to the prinicpal's office. But, perhaps I am reading the post wrong but it sounds to me like a contradiction that he's shy yet he's rude. Then again, maybe I'm just reading this wrong or it's just a typo.


My guess is he's being rude to her because she is trying to give him unwanted attention. I have been a shy kid in school and I never liked having attention given to me. I don't think he's even trying to be rude, but just trying to stick up for himself.

Yeah, I don't like that. I hate when teachers give students bad grades for no apparent good reason.

A trick that (almost) always works.

I had a charge nurse at work who was always a royal b*tch to me, and everyone, really. She was just stupid and nasty, liked to follow people around and complain.

I accused her of being a lesbian and being in love with me, and she never gave me any crap again. I told her i didn't appreciate her constant undivided attention and that it was inappropriate in the workplace, though I let her know I didnt care how she lived her personal life and being a lesbian was her private business, I just didnt want to have any part of it. She was so shocked and I never heard much out of her after.

In all aspects of life, it's often not hard to get rid of a bully by shocking them.
When I was little and would see someone picking on another kid because of something stupid, and people started gathering around, it wasnt hard to get rid of them by going up and saying, hey, how bout the 10 of us get together and beat your @ss instead. People gathering around would laugh and the bully would lose control of the situation and be embarrased, plus the crowd got to feel like they were involved. A good time is usually had by all.

I've never used any of these tactics on a teacher because ive never had to, but i did use them on my high school principal and vice principal. I had to go to the office for something, I dont know what - something stupid im sure, because i wasnt a trouble maker, i just went to a country school. We went into the office and when the vice principal tried to close the door, i stopped it and flung it back open and told them that i NEVER went behind closed doors with 2 men. They were so embarrassed. I was too, but the words just came out <G> They gave me a quickie speech and ushered me on my way really quick. It was kind of funny in a way - easpecially since i was 14 or 15, but it was sad, too, because i knew they were good people. But it is a really good way for anyone to control a hard to control situation - especially young people who are often powerless and at the mercy of angry or stupid people.

My PE teacher at my old school yelled harshly to a friend of mine for saying something to a girl which made her cry. One of the girl's friends pushed me away saying it did not concern me. I felt like saying something really bad to her but I didn't. I'll tell you this, if I did and she told the teacher and the teacher yelled at me, he would be in for a very big surprise. I would yell out every expletive I could think of at him and saying stuff like his wife had my child. I'm sure you get the point. Luckily that never happened but I did get even with her by putting my hand on her shoulder twice. The other kids applauded me and I became popular but that was the second to last day for me at that school. The incident with me and the girl did not have anything to do with my removal.

When I was little, if somebody yelled at me, I would get very scared and worried. Nowadays, if someone does yell at me, I would yell at that person back and I wouldn't care how intimidating he or she is. Nobody talks to me like that and gets away with it.

In our school, if there is anyone that teachers don't like, usually when they do something remotely bad, they get into way more trouble than when anyone else does it. Some teachers pick on people cos they think they're dumb, i think so anyway.

I don't like that either. When teachers bully students it essentially gives out a signal for the other kids that it's okay to do. Not to mention that what a student essentially looks up to as generally a 'mature' individual, this can scar him or her for life.

Yeah. I think when a teacher knows that when of his/her students are shy, they should try to encourage them in private, instead of picking on them in front of 25 other kids. Thats just mean. I was really, really shy when I was little, and I was embarrased to even answer questions in class. Thank goodness I got over that stage, but I just think that teachers should take into consideration the feelings of the students sometimes. Thats just my opinion.