My teacher cried and complained about me - but I don't think I'm in the wrong...

OK, I've had a new teacher for two subjects since September, so I have her four about 8 hours per week.

All of my friends agree that she's a bit full of herself (would never admit it), she's patronising (used to work with kids with issues), and not a very good teacher. This is, of course, subjective. But, onto the facts.

Today she complained to my head of 6th form about me for trouble-causing and trying to wind her up, or something. He agrees with me, after a short talk.

She complained because, today, she told me and my friend to leave the lesson to use computers to research a topic, and came in to check on us, and then left once. Then, she came in later and said "I had to leave the room earlier and count to ten because I was so angry - because you weren't on the website I told you to be on..." And I WAS! I told her this. She said she didn;t recognise it, and I said "Well it was." And then, while I was actually in the middle of talking, she just walked out and ignored me. Then she apparenty nearly cried (bottom lip trembling) and shouted at the other kids left in class. Overreaction? I don't get it.

Anyway - I also think she took it really personally once when I pointed out that she'd spelt 'Anti' as 'Ante' because it totally changes the meaning.

However - SHE has called me 'manipulative' (for trying to persuade her to let me use other websites on my sociology work, to get some articles in) and after I left the room she said: "it's OK, I've dealt with people like her before...". She's also implied that I only go to lessons to annoy her, and basically told my friend she thought i was inconsiderate to her.

Anyway - complaining to my head of 6th form about things like this - am I actually in the wrong? She's paranoid and insecure, and she was grinning like a chesire cat today when she thought I'd been told off by him.
Should I do anything? I don't want to be pussyfooting around her all day, trying not to offend - and quite frankly I'm just not going to - but I can't think of any way of dissolving the situation.

Hahahahaha.

I've never had a teacher like this before though - my friends think she's jealous because I'm 'smarter than her' (not my words).

It's just irritating and petty - but it's so hard to stop myself making comments that I know she's going to take far too personally (it's not even personal comments - just asking questions about the subject and things, she'd say I'm being 'difficult'.)

LMAO. Today, she wanted this work in off the computer - I did do 4 sheets of good work - but first I just printed out a big pic of David Cameron with a speech bubble that said "Ethnic minorities are great LOL" and handed it in to her like it was work. Then, ten seconds later... "Only Kidding!" and I gave her the real stuff.

God, she was fuming. But I just couldn't resist.

LMAO. Today, she wanted this work in off the computer - I did do 4 sheets of good work - but first I just printed out a big pic of David Cameron with a speech bubble that said "Ethnic minorities are great LOL" and handed it in to her like it was work. Then, ten seconds later... "Only Kidding!" and I gave her the real stuff.

God, she was fuming. But I just couldn't resist.

Oh, dear. I'm going to end up marrying you if Richard Dawkins isn't careful.

It sounds to me like the teacher's having trouble settling in (be it to the school if she has just joined, or the class if she has just taken over) and is particularly threatened by you.

You're probably undermining her in a slightly arrogant way without realising it. If she just doesn't have the ability to teach properly then perhaps it would be best for you to speak to your head of department or working more outside of lesson rather than being 'difficult' or constantly trying to correct the teacher- and i know i'll most likely face criticism for that suggestion.

I had an English teacher who, dare i say it, wasn't in the least bit competent and would often make slight mistakes. If someone told her out loud that she was wrong she would start to lose confidence and the class would, in turn, lose confidence in her. From my experience, it doesn't help to openly undermine a teacher or be 'difficult'. It also sounds to me like you get a bit of a thrill from trying to humilate or wind up your teacher.

Perhaps a little more understanding and a little less arrogance would be a good thing.

*Lights cigar, sits back, and awaits waves of criticism and neg rep*

But this is the thing:

1) I have plenty of pretty dense, incompetent teachers that I actually LIKE, and get on with. But this woman is the one who is actually picking ME out to be difficult with.

2) I haven't made any points about her teaching at all, apart from the ante/anti thing. I don't point out mistakes or anything - she just flies off the handle at little jokes about the subject or general, or criticisms of models in psychology - isn't that what A levels are about? Evaluating and studying? I don't know what's wrong with her.


I might have to suggest that she turn to Section 8 of the AS Psychology book - 'Stress Management', and take a few hints.

We had a teacher who couldn't handle the class (well, the kids were chatting and ignoring her pleas for them to be quiet), and then she suddenly started screaming (yes, literally) and she scared everyone shiitless and they all left the room.

There were a few left in the room, trying to make their way out, and she shoved them out, slammed the door and locked herself in, crying in the corner of the room.

They had to get the caretaker to break in and get her out.

Teachers do the strangest things when put under stress.