Anonymous A started this discussion 15 years ago#4,076
My biology class got one, and she can't fucking teach. She assigns LARGE projects weekly, and assigns loads of work in-class that the regular teacher never did. The class was decent up until this student-teacher arrived. My grade immediately plummeted once the student-teacher came in.
The worst of it, is that my regular teacher doesn't do anything now. She's between 10 and 30 minutes late every single day, and she provides no assistance whatsoever now that the student-teacher took over.
What the fuck should I do? I can't handle the stress of this fucking cunt much longer.
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later[^][v]#73,007
run away and join the circus
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 4 minutes after the original post[^][v]#73,011
I love fucking student-teachers.
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 6 minutes after the original post[^][v]#73,013
I suggest you talk to a grade co-ordinator or a principal about this. They really are good help, well they're suppose to. If it really is affecting your grade and not even the principal is doing anything about it... Take it to higher authority.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 6 minutes later, 13 minutes after the original post[^][v]#73,022
@previous (D)
I'm going to make an appointment with my counsellor tomorrow to talk about the undue stress this is putting on me, and the fact my grade is suffering so someone else can learn what not to do as a teacher.
I still don't understand her logic on assigning large weekly projects. She assigned a research paper/presentation while another project was still being worked on.
Anonymous D replied with this 15 years ago, 7 minutes later, 20 minutes after the original post[^][v]#73,032
@previous (A)
Yeah, projects are what teachers throw at you when they have nothing else to do. :|
I just hope the counseller is somethat that can do something about it.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 9 minutes later, 29 minutes after the original post[^][v]#73,047
@previous (D)
She actually assigned something over spring break, but people threw such a fit that she moved it back a week :/ I genuinely think she's just trying to live out some sort of power fantasy. No one assigns this many projects.
I'm lucky, because the counsellor's at my school actually have a lot of pushing power and my counsellor is actually a family friend and thus will do anything for me. I'll just tell her how stressful this is, how the regular teacher isn't doing anything now, and how I can't present things in front of an audience (I literally do freeze up and shake.). She'll hopefully be understanding, and at the very least talk to the teacher...
Anonymous D replied with this 15 years ago, 7 minutes later, 37 minutes after the original post[^][v]#73,065
@previous (A)
Was the teacher good before the student teacher arrived?
stickybuns !bENfolDsOU (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 39 minutes after the original post[^][v]#73,067
@previous (D)
Yeah, the class was great before the student teacher arrived. She didn't assign much work, we had lab times often, she only assigned 1-2 fun projects, and she could actually teach. She now uses the student teacher as an excuse to be late every day and do nothing.
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 40 minutes after the original post[^][v]#73,070
Do other people in the class feel the same way? Are other students worried about their grades and the workload? It might be good to have a few other people approach the student teacher or the counselors as well. I'm not saying stage a protest or anything, but if the school is hearing the same thing from multiple sources, they may not be so quick to dismiss the issue.
Generally, student teachers stop the assignment flood once it finally sinks in that they have to thoughtfully grade and answer follow-up questions about each individual assignment. For every one project you do, she will have to read through a classroom full of projects. How is she handling the grading so far?
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Anonymous D replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 44 minutes after the original post[^][v]#73,076
@73,067 (stickybuns !bENfolDsOU)
I see. Yeah, hopefully your couciller does something about it. But, if anything, principals /vice principals are usually a good person to talk to about these kinds of matters since they act quick to kill whatever is disrupting a child from learning. Well, that's the way its suppose to be. Also what. @previous (E) said, its a good idea to get a couple of people that think the same way.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 5 minutes later, 50 minutes after the original post[^][v]#73,082
@73,070 (E)
Everyone in the class hates her. That isn't an understatement. No one can stand the workload she's putting on us. Most people in my class are pussies, though, so it might be difficult enlisting assistance. I'm definitely going to try, though.
I don't know how she's handling the grading. The regular teacher isn't helping her with it, though.
She actually had an evaluation from her advisor in another class period a few days ago, and the people in the class said it went awful. They intentionally asked her hard questions and she couldn't answer them. Her advisor was just marking loads of stuff down as she was unable to answer things.
Also, I'm fairly certain that part of her grading comes from how she can control the class. There are some rowdy people in the class, and they could easily get a bit worse when the person is there...
Anonymous E replied with this 15 years ago, 21 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#73,110
@previous (A) > Everyone in the class hates her. That isn't an understatement. No one can stand the workload she's putting on us.
It shouldn't be hard to get a few of the more level-headed students to go talk to someone (Her, your original teacher, a counselor, or school admin) about it then. You don't need the whole class to revolt or anything, but a good number of students who all express the same reasonable grievance will probably send a message to the school that something isn't working.