Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Science Teacher Problems
Dear Guidance Guy,
The teacher I have for help is totally detouring my road to success in science. First of all, this teacher cannot teach. He tries to avoid teaching as much as possible and forces the students to read the textbook all day long. Once in a long while, he will teach, but the information he teaches is incorrect. I talked to my counselor about it, but there was nothing she could do. She told me to tell my teacher that he is telling his students incorrect information. So I took her advice and confronted him, but things only got worse. He told me that the science I learn is all incorrect and false. He also told me that I was acting like a child because I believe everything my science teacher taught me. This angered me a bit because my science teacher is brilliant and also, I have my science textbook to back up what I saying. My grade in his class slowly declined and soon after, he gave me an "F" for not being there for a presentation. This dropped my overall grade to a "D".
I am a straight "A" student and I have never got below a "B+". This class is dropping my interest in school and I don't know how to deal with this anymore. Please give me some advice!
Sincerely,
Ken
*****
Dear Ken,
I'm confused. Do you have two different science teachers? It looks like one is for "help" and the other actually teaches your class. If there are two teachers, it would be a good idea for them to talk to each other. It's very unusual for a science teacher to provide information that is "incorrect and false."
If you took your counselor's advice and it didn't work, try going back to her and ask her to check into things a little more closely. A teacher who accuses another teacher (through you) of doing a poor job is a serious matter. Someone should find out what's going on..either the counselor or a principal. It's a good idea to tell your parents what's happening if they don't already know.
The real solution to your problem is to sit down with one or both of your teachers after school and get clear on the things you don't understand. Make sure to ask questions about the material when you aren't clear. Of course, make sure you hand in your work on time and be there for all the things you are supposed to be there for...including presentaitons.
Good Luck,
The Guidance Guy
The teacher I have for help is totally detouring my road to success in science. First of all, this teacher cannot teach. He tries to avoid teaching as much as possible and forces the students to read the textbook all day long. Once in a long while, he will teach, but the information he teaches is incorrect. I talked to my counselor about it, but there was nothing she could do. She told me to tell my teacher that he is telling his students incorrect information. So I took her advice and confronted him, but things only got worse. He told me that the science I learn is all incorrect and false. He also told me that I was acting like a child because I believe everything my science teacher taught me. This angered me a bit because my science teacher is brilliant and also, I have my science textbook to back up what I saying. My grade in his class slowly declined and soon after, he gave me an "F" for not being there for a presentation. This dropped my overall grade to a "D".
I am a straight "A" student and I have never got below a "B+". This class is dropping my interest in school and I don't know how to deal with this anymore. Please give me some advice!
Sincerely,
Ken
*****
Dear Ken,
I'm confused. Do you have two different science teachers? It looks like one is for "help" and the other actually teaches your class. If there are two teachers, it would be a good idea for them to talk to each other. It's very unusual for a science teacher to provide information that is "incorrect and false."
If you took your counselor's advice and it didn't work, try going back to her and ask her to check into things a little more closely. A teacher who accuses another teacher (through you) of doing a poor job is a serious matter. Someone should find out what's going on..either the counselor or a principal. It's a good idea to tell your parents what's happening if they don't already know.
The real solution to your problem is to sit down with one or both of your teachers after school and get clear on the things you don't understand. Make sure to ask questions about the material when you aren't clear. Of course, make sure you hand in your work on time and be there for all the things you are supposed to be there for...including presentaitons.
Good Luck,
The Guidance Guy
