Whining troublemakers who don’t like their teachers because they’re “mean to them”. I was talking to my friend the other day about how, usually when teachers have a bad reputation, it’s not because they’re asses, and it’s not because they’re bad at teaching. I’d say a good 70% of a teacher’s reputation is based solely on the opinions of the little brats they yelled at for not shutting the f*ck up, ever. This wouldn’t really be a problem if most of what they said ever had a modicum of intelligence, logic, or civility, but usually they’re just like lingering white noise in the background of each class.

I’ve went to ratemyteachers.com, and checked my own school, and I gotta say, a lot of the impressions posted about the teachers are complete crap. The students, of course, judge teachers on how nice or cool they are, not on their actual teaching ability. Because of this, strict teachers get the shit-end of the stick because the only losers who would bother posting about them are the ones who are mad at them for something.

I continued talking to my friend about a history teacher we had a few years ago, whom almost everybody hated because he was usually grumpy, rather short-tempered, and sarcastic. It’s interesting how the number of people who love or hate him is directly proportional and split between good students, and lazy ones. I was in his class two years in a row, for history and geography. I kid you not, I failed one test, one single test, in those two years (because I slacked off that one time), and for the rest, I passed everything else with 80% minimum, and I didn’t spend a minute studying. That’s how you can tell someone is an amazing teacher, when their subjects are difficult but you can pass just by listening in class. And let me tell you, I’m no grade “A” student, so if I can do well, anyone can if they just wake the hell up.

Over the years I’ve observed this trend, that teachers aren’t being judged by the criteria that they should be judged by. I love a nice teacher as much as the next guy, but they aren’t there to be our friends, and they’ll not hesitate telling you so. I’ve had teachers that the majority liked, even though they wouldn’t be able to teacher a toddler how to ride a tricycle. They’re disorganized, rushed, and short-tempered with us because of it. Every decent teacher will know that any class in a highschool is going to act up in the classroom and slow everyone down, and they will have to compensate for that delay somehow.

If I had to define a bad teacher, it’s a person who has extensive knowledge of a subject, so they go into teaching, then realize that knowing a subject and explaining it are two very different ball-parks. Hell, they’re two different islands. A bad teacher is not a “F*cking b*tch” who yelled at you for not doing your work, disturbing the class, and not shutting up, but your response would be “Well they’re discriminating against me!”

Yeah. I wish.

It’s a pretty annoying problem, and it’s a consistent trend with students these days. School is meant to be for education, not making friends, therefore, teachers need to be judged professionally. Anything else is icing on the cake. It’s a 7 for me based on how annoying it is when students whine about teachers because they’re big meanies, displaying their blatant lack of intelligence.

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