There are always instances when I get along well with certain students, but I have my own friends. I don’t need to hang out with teenagers, and honestly don’t want to. I enjoy our conversations in school, but that’s where the conversations will stay.
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Do you ever get on really well with students and wish you were actually friends with them or does that not happen?
There are always instances when I get along well with certain students, but I have my own friends. I don’t need to hang out with teenagers, and honestly don’t want to. I enjoy our conversations in school, but that’s where the conversations will stay.
This year is my most important year of high school (we began the new year a few weeks ago) and I need to get an A in all of my subjects. However, I’m falling behind in physics because my teacher won’t teach us (he reads us sentences from a textbook and calls that ‘teaching’) and when I ask for help, he won’t give it. Due to this, we’ve been going through the course very slowly and if we continue at this pace, it will take us just under 3 school years to finish the 1 year course. What do I do?
It is unfortunate that this is happening.
You could privately and politely share your concerns with your teacher. Explain that you are not connecting with the work and you feel you need something different to help you succeed.
If this doesn’t help, you may have to talk with the Guidance office or administrative staff to express your concerns.
Good luck.
This year is my most important year of high school (we began the new year a few weeks ago) and I need to get an A in all of my subjects. However, I’m falling behind in physics because my teacher won’t teach us (he reads us sentences from a textbook and calls that ‘teaching’) and when I ask for help, he won’t give it. Due to this, we’ve been going through the course very slowly and if we continue at this pace, it will take us just under 3 school years to finish the 1 year course. What do I do?
It is unfortunate that this is happening.
You could privately and politely share your concerns with your teacher. Explain that you are not connecting with the work and you feel you need something different to help you succeed.
If this doesn’t help, you may have to talk with the Guidance office or administrative staff to express your concerns.
Good luck.
Hello! You have an amazing blog here because it is interesting to see what a teacher thinks since I’m a high school student. Anyway, I usually get average or worse scores on everything academic unless I study hard. If I do study hard, I get near the top of the class but I only do this for really important tests. Does this make me stupid because I need to study or am I average? Thanks and please continue this blog! It’s really good.
It definitely DOES NOT make you stupid! Studying, hard work and practice are what everyone needs to do! The amount of time usually differs for individuals, but everyone needs to work hard. Keep up the hard work! That level of work ethic will keep you going far in life!
Thank you for your kind comments!
Hello! You have an amazing blog here because it is interesting to see what a teacher thinks since I’m a high school student. Anyway, I usually get average or worse scores on everything academic unless I study hard. If I do study hard, I get near the top of the class but I only do this for really important tests. Does this make me stupid because I need to study or am I average? Thanks and please continue this blog! It’s really good.
It definitely DOES NOT make you stupid! Studying, hard work and practice are what everyone needs to do! The amount of time usually differs for individuals, but everyone needs to work hard. Keep up the hard work! That level of work ethic will keep you going far in life!
Thank you for your kind comments!
When students ask you to write them college rec letters, what kind of stuff do you usually say/include? (assuming you think very positively about the student)
One is not supposed to write a negative reference letter; if I did not have a positive relationship with the student, I would have to inform them that I could not write them a letter.
I would normally comment on their work ethic, teamwork and leadership skills, and how that would be beneficial to the program. It would always be different for each student.
When students ask you to write them college rec letters, what kind of stuff do you usually say/include? (assuming you think very positively about the student)
One is not supposed to write a negative reference letter; if I did not have a positive relationship with the student, I would have to inform them that I could not write them a letter.
I would normally comment on their work ethic, teamwork and leadership skills, and how that would be beneficial to the program. It would always be different for each student.
I was just wondering whether you can tell when a student has bad days? A couple weeks ago i had had an awful day and i couldn’t concentrate at all in maths, i was so upset. My teacher marked my book a couple of days later, and on that day’s work he wrote “maybe you could have done a little more work today? I don’t think you were on your best form.” I just wondered whether sometimes teachers can tell that if their students aren’t working hard it’s for a reason and not because they’re lazy.
Sometimes I can, sometimes I can’t. I am not a mind reader, and some people are really good at hiding their problems. Do you notice when your teacher has a bad day? I have come into class multiple times not feeling I could concentrate or teach at all, but have to park it at the door and show my students that I’m fine and let’s keep going with all this fun work! If you can’t tell all the time about other people, then we can’t tell all the time either.
Usually if I notice something, I will try to talk with the student one-on-one. An alternative for you is to even talk to your teacher privately at the beginning of class to explain that you’re having a rough day. You wouldn’t have to go into detail, but just so they are aware that you might not be able to focus well that day.
I was just wondering whether you can tell when a student has bad days? A couple weeks ago i had had an awful day and i couldn’t concentrate at all in maths, i was so upset. My teacher marked my book a couple of days later, and on that day’s work he wrote “maybe you could have done a little more work today? I don’t think you were on your best form.” I just wondered whether sometimes teachers can tell that if their students aren’t working hard it’s for a reason and not because they’re lazy.
Sometimes I can, sometimes I can’t. I am not a mind reader, and some people are really good at hiding their problems. Do you notice when your teacher has a bad day? I have come into class multiple times not feeling I could concentrate or teach at all, but have to park it at the door and show my students that I’m fine and let’s keep going with all this fun work! If you can’t tell all the time about other people, then we can’t tell all the time either.
Usually if I notice something, I will try to talk with the student one-on-one. An alternative for you is to even talk to your teacher privately at the beginning of class to explain that you’re having a rough day. You wouldn’t have to go into detail, but just so they are aware that you might not be able to focus well that day.
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