Yes, perhaps. Or is she being professional as a young man is going on a rant. Imagine if she would have started yelling/screaming at him. That would have looked much worse for her and she would have lost all respect. She seemed to handle things pretty calmly which was the right thing to do when a student goes on a rant in front of their peers. She could have totaled cut him down in front of all his peers but she didn't. She let him save face.
Never said anything about the teacher yelling or anything like that. Teachers should be able to communicate with their students. If you were put into this situation, I'm sure you would do/say more than this person did.
No, you didn't say anything about yelling. I was just trying to say that reacting how she did doesn't seem right when we first listen to her, but maybe was the right way to handle it. He leaves looking like a hero in front of his peers. She could have tried to make him look foolish.
Ya, teachers used to be highly respected and completely supported by parents. Some teachers may indeed be playing it safe out of fear of parental attack for any teaching that may be out of the norm. There are a lot of spoiled kids who have grown up and have their own kids now. These "spoiled kid" parents want everything easy. They want schools to teach everything to their kids because they don't want to put in any effort. Many parents don't even teach their kids basics like how to hold a pair of scissors, basic numbers and letters of their name and then send them to school. They don't teach them how to tie their shoes, how to tell the time or count money. They don't play board games together and are not really involved in the kids lives much at all in any stimulating way. Many of these "families" don't eat meals together routinely., and if they do, the tv might be on while they are eating. Many parents plug their kids into video games, tv, movies, iPods etc. so that they can be "baby-sat" and be out of their hair. When trouble arises at school these parents are quick to point the finger at what the other kids did, or the teacher's role in the problem and pass the blame. They should be focused on their own kid's involvement in the trouble and maker sure he-she takes responsibility. Each year students seem weaker and weaker. sigh........
That'd be an example of a poor teacher. I've witnessed teachers do that. Orrr.. I've seen teachers try to make a point and basically belittle students in front of the entire class. It's sad.
Ya, you're totally right, but teachers are only human. If some punk as s kid was completely disrespectful to you it would be pretty difficult to react calmly and rationally evrey time......unless you have Vulcan blood.
