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Teacher refuses to teach me.
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Teacher refuses to teach me.

Today in Math class, my teacher denied me to the right to a free education. Anyway she started the day with notes, which me and 50% of the class didn't do. Besides, I didn't get the special handout, so without the examples I couldn't do them anyway. Afterward she handed out the assignment and I asked for help. She said;"You haven't been paying attention, so I'm not going to help you unless you help yourself.". What a bitch; hardly anyone writes the notes and all I needed was a simple formula to punch in the calculator so I could get the answer! After that, I packed up and left. If she isn't going to teach me; I may aswell not waste my time. It's not like I'm stupid; I can manage a C+, so by their standards I'm "Average". So what should I do?

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12-08-2007 05:51 AM
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Well, maybe you should've A. Looked at someone else's "special sheet", B. took the notes, C. (By help I'll assume you mean "How do you do this problem") as for the "special sheet" or D. Quit complaining about something that is 90% your fault.
If you care so much about it then fucking do what your supposed to, I'm actually glad a teacher stood up for themselves and told you to fuck off.

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12-08-2007 06:14 AM
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Freak-of-nature14 Wrote:Well, maybe you should've A. Looked at someone else's "special sheet", B. took the notes, C. (By help I'll assume you mean "How do you do this problem") as for the "special sheet" or D. Quit complaining about something that is 90% your fault.
If you care so much about it then fucking do what your supposed to, I'm actually glad a teacher stood up for themselves and told you to fuck off.
You could have done all that, but if you're just asking for one forumla, I don't see why she shouldn't give it to you. She's obviously trying to get you to respect her in class even though you find it boring. If you want the good grade, you apparently have to play along with the bullshit. I'm sure your parents want you to stay in school and get good grades so you can go to a good university, but if they were awesome and didn't care, you could get out.

And I hardly ever ask my teachers to explain anything anymore because checking Wikipedia is almost always easier.
12-08-2007 07:48 AM
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Tell the principle
She can get fired for this

One Fucking Fagget Teacher Out how many more to go? Noo

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12-08-2007 07:57 AM
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I think you went way to far with that, Xin.

I mean, if he cared so much about it that he went up and asked to get it done and get the grade. Then he should have been paying attention.
I think he even SAID she told them to take notes. So I think she was justified.

Although, I disagree with the way she's teaching. We never take notes in my math class, he just gives us lots of examples for what we do.
I mean he explains EXTREMELY thoroughly. Which kinda annoys me because I usually get things pretty fast, but altogether its good for the class.

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12-08-2007 09:06 AM
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I'm with Freak on this one.
You were told to take notes; you didn't.
Everyone was supposed to get a special sheet, you didn't; you didn't ask for one or look at other people's.
And finally you ask for help, and she doesn't help you. Hm...Maybe there were other kids who were taking notes and paying attention, so she probably cares more about their grades than yours. While teachers are supposed to treat everyone the same- they're human, what do you want? They're going to pick kids they do and don't like more than others.
I'd help a kid who did as instructed rather than the slack-off kid any day.
12-08-2007 09:53 AM
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School tries to be fair by setting rules that apply to everyone and enforcing them. People who work hard get good grades. Everyone else here is saying that the teacher is being fair. But why does fairness matter?

Do you find the math at all interesting? If you do, do whatever you can to have fun. If you don't, stop taking the class or just do something else in class that's more fun but that the teacher won't notice. The problem is that you care about grades for some reason, probably because your parents care about them. I have the same problem, and I haven't managed to solve it.
12-08-2007 10:50 AM
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don't be stupid, take notes! Smile

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12-09-2007 07:17 AM
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"Teacher refuses to teach me"


Your topic title sounds REAL LAME
SO WHAT ,let the bitch burn in hell
there is other millions of fag math teacher,SO WHAT if ONE refuses to teach you ?
12-09-2007 08:43 AM
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Quit being an ass.
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Yeah, i take all the notes in my class, but half the time i never really use them all, but I might use them in future references, or save them for my sister, who will be in my grade next year, just so she doesn't have to waste the effort if she misses any notes.

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eh, im kinda in da middle on this one, u shud take notes tho, maybe ur teach was just annoyed u werent, i mean, she has to be stuk in a room teaching a bunch of kids, so if u dont take notes or try to lern, she kinda has the right to do that, she shudnt ignore u tho

personally, i never learn anything in math, i just hav a friend tell me what we're lerning and then try to figure stuff out on my own, its just weird, i cant lern math in a class, i have to be allone or being taught one on one most of the time, wtvr

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your teacher is a bitch,we take notes i do them mostly.

Telling people to do something without giving a reason compels them to rebel not to obey-Avenger

We need to learn not to be afraid of making mistakes all the time-Avenger

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Re: Teacher refuses to teach me.

TheSovereign Wrote:Today in Math class, my teacher denied me to the right to a free education. Anyway she started the day with notes, which me and 50% of the class didn't do. Besides, I didn't get the special handout, so without the examples I couldn't do them anyway. Afterward she handed out the assignment and I asked for help. She said;"You haven't been paying attention, so I'm not going to help you unless you help yourself.". What a bitch; hardly anyone writes the notes and all I needed was a simple formula to punch in the calculator so I could get the answer! After that, I packed up and left. If she isn't going to teach me; I may aswell not waste my time. It's not like I'm stupid; I can manage a C+, so by their standards I'm "Average". So what should I do?


I commend you for walking out. Report her!

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In math class,I take notes for equations that I will type on the calculator and give me the answer ,maybe I take notes for some examples ,other than that
is useless to me.
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Well maybe you should do the equations. It'll make you think, and MAYBE you'll get some sense of logic and intellect and you won't be such an ass. Smile

Again, I commend the teacher for standing up for themselves. If you cared so much about getting the shit done you should have taken notes like the teacher said. So its either stop giving a shit about the work or do what your supposed to.

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12-10-2007 12:42 AM
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