Teachers Trouble

[Scoobiedoo30]

Hey I was wondering did anyone have trouble with there Teachers. I had this one teacher who was a Nun and she was always on my case. one time I made a mistake and she Slapped Me on my Hand. this nun was always on my case. if I am correct, Then if a student makes a mistake, The Teacher is there to help you not Slap you. I told my mom what the nun Slapped me. the next day see went to the school and talked to the lady in charge.
My mom asked her to take me out of the nun's Class but she said That she could not take me out. Like I said this Nun was always on my case like I did something to her. I know one thing, I told my family and friends that I made the mistake and that the nun slaped me, and my family and friends took my side.

[Zoneboy]

I think all of us have had at least one teacher or more that would fit perfectly into this thread and I'll share my experiences later.

[Hollow]

i had a teacher who made up a lie about me cheating on a standardized test and not only told the principal but also announced it to the class.

another one tried to physically force me to be a cheerleader. she wasn't just teasing, she really dragged me into the office and tried to force me despite my protests. even my mom hated her. i'm proud that she eventually suspended me for giving her an attitude because she deserved it.

middle school was one of the worst experiences of my life because of the staff and the unprofessionalness of the whole place. i could write a book about it and all the bad experiences it caused me. people often didn't take me very seriously when i complained about it at the time, probably because most 11-13 year olds think school is unfair, but six years later, i've gained more worldy experience and i think that place was even worse than i made it out to be.

[Scoobiedoo30]

I had another Teacher at another school who also picked on me because I was always late for school I had to Bring my other Brother's to school on my way to my school I told the teacher that that I would get there when I get to school the very next day she said you are late and I said What did I tell you I told you yesterday that I will get here when I can get here also my dad was in The Hospital because of his Heart and see mad because I was not in school while my dad was in the hospital.

[Karen64]

Some teachers just don't have any business being teachers! Period!

My 2nd grade teacher (Mrs. Mitchell) was the devil!! She would get enraged when any of us would mess up (minor things, like daydream or get an answer wrong). She never hit us, but she would grab kids by their hair and violently shake their head back and forth. If it was a boy with short hair, she would tightly grab the little boy's ears and violently shake them.

One day, for some reason, she shook me by the hair. I sat sobbing for a long time, pulling tufts of hair from my head with little bits of scalp still attached. No joke! A lot of parents complained, mine included. She retired, I guess, after my second grade class got out that spring. This was 1972. It was my worst school year ever!

[phoebe7165]

OMG, I feel for you poor people!!

The only real problem teacher I had was my 4th grade math teacher, Mrs. Hinchley. We called her Hinch-hog, of course not to her face! She was this vile woman, I think in her 50's, a tall, thin woman who walked hunched over, and I can't remember her ever having a smile on her face. She always had a scowl on her face. She felt that the bedtime of a 4th grader should be 8PM sharp. If she caught you yawning in her class, she would yell at you asking, "What time did you go to bed last night??!!!!" and I guess you were so scared you actually told the truth. It never crossed anybody's mind to fib!! Even if you said 8:15, she yelled at you. Oh yeah, like losing 15 minutes of sleep is really going to make a difference!! I could go to bed at 8PM now and still be yawning the next day.

My story is not as bad as all of yours, but apparently Mrs. Hinchley was bad enough to actually remember her all these years later. Maybe that was her intention!!

Oh well, she's probably gone and dead now, so today is a good day!!

[Scoobiedoo30]

The nun I was telling yall about my friend Sister got mad and threw her Doll on The Ground and The Nun told the sister of my friend to pick up the doll and the sister said no and the nun said i said pick it up and the sister said no and then said I don't have to listen to you the nun really throught she was the Boss of everyone I know one thing if the nun every pulled me by the ear well let just say she would be sorry because I would have kicked the nun.

[Yooch]

I had two that I remember, one in fourth grade and one in fifth grade:

The fourth grade teacher had me come up, told me, "Take off your glasses" Then slapped me across the face. It happened a second time. Both times honestly, I don't know what it was I did, so I told my mom about it (1958) and she came and talked with the teacher. It never happened again. The thing was, it was so humiliating. I wouldn't dream of doing that to anyone.

A reading teacher I had in fifth grade grabbed me by the throat, pushed me backward onto the desktop and grabbed the knot of my tie (we had school uniforms) and dug her knuckle into my adam's apple for about a half hour and when I was struggling to breathe, dug it in deeper. I could see the veins popping out of the teacher's forehead, and I was scared. I was probably talking in class (which was wrong), but thought the punishment was disproportionate to my misbehavior. What kind of bothers me, is that in retrospect, I don't know why my classmates just sat there and let it happen.

I mention these incidents because, while I've forgiven both of these teachers as a Christian should do, everytime I think of what happened to me, it makes me sad. Any of you who have had things like this happen to you, I can certainly empathize with you.

[Janice]

I'm sorry you went through that Aaron. There's no need for teachers to behave that way, ever. I'm glad you told your Mom.

There was a real nasty nun when I was in Catholic school. She was verbally and physically abusive. I wonder if she got into Heaven, lol. Seriously, the majority of teachers and nuns are wonderful, and some are over-the-top great. However, there are real nutjob teachers, as in every profession.

[Big C]

A reading teacher I had in fifth grade grabbed me by the throat, pushed me backward onto the desktop and grabbed the knot of my tie (we had school uniforms) and dug her knuckle into my adam's apple for about a half hour and when I was struggling to breathe, dug it in deeper. I could see the veins popping out of the teacher's forehead, and I was scared. I was probably talking in class (which was wrong), but thought the punishment was disproportionate to my misbehavior. What kind of bothers me, is that in retrospect, I don't know why my classmates just sat there and let it happen.

You should have talked to someone.

If that happened nowadays, she'd have her teacher's license revoked.

[Yooch]

You're absolutely right; at the time though, I was so intimidated by authority, and I still don't know why I didn't tell my parents in this instant, as I did with the other teacher. It happened so long ago, but it still affects me.

[Janice]

Originally Posted by Yooch

You're absolutely right; at the time though, I was so intimidated by authority, and I still don't know why I didn't tell my parents in this instant, as I did with the other teacher. It happened so long ago, but it still affects me.

Yes Gene, I can certainly understand why you were traumatized by these horrifying incidents. I'm sure you felt humiliated, betrayed by both the teachers and your fellow students, and it had to psychically hurt a lot. I'm sorry you went through that.

[Yooch]

Originally Posted by Janice

Yes Gene, I can certainly understand why you were traumatized by these horrifying incidents. I'm sure you felt humiliated, betrayed by both the teachers and your fellow students, and it had to psychically hurt a lot. I'm sorry you went through that.

(Thanks, Janice--and hello again. As I mentioned in August, I wouldn't be on SO very much at the beginning of the school year, being so busy and all. I have my routine going, so I hope to visit the boards more often. I am good and hope you and the others at SO are doing well, too)

I'm glad for this thread because it lets us tell of our experiences; maybe in bringing them out, it helps us heal and forgive in a way.

[Hollow]

Originally Posted by Yooch

You're absolutely right; at the time though, I was so intimidated by authority, and I still don't know why I didn't tell my parents in this instant, as I did with the other teacher. It happened so long ago, but it still affects me.

that's why i didn't tell my parents about a lot of the things that happened to me. i was scared they would hear the fake story about me cheating and not believe my side of it, so i didn't say a word to them about it. very naive of me, but i was young. it hurt my reputation there and the only reason i'm not still upset about it is because that torture chamber of a school had a reunion a few years ago and i wrote an angry note to the teacher who did it. she did other awful things to me and certain other students when i had her, but that one is probably the most inexcusable.

[Yooch]

Originally Posted by safety pin

that's why i didn't tell my parents about a lot of the things that happened to me. i was scared they would hear the fake story about me cheating and not believe my side of it, so i didn't say a word to them about it. very naive of me, but i was young. it hurt my reputation there and the only reason i'm not still upset about it is because that torture chamber of a school had a reunion a few years ago and i wrote an angry note to the teacher who did it. she did other awful things to me and certain other students when i had her, but that one is probably the most inexcusable.

Our situations sound similar. I can relate to what you're saying and my heart goes out to you. I know, first hand, what it's like.