OKAY BUT LIKE CAN WE TALK ABOUT HOW EVEN TEACHERS CARE MORE ABOUT GRADES THAN YOUR ACTUAL FUCKING LEARNING SOMETHNG
i went to the head of the history department to talk about my histoy teacher, who is doing a terrible job at teaching, because my counselor said they were getting lots of complaints but not specific examples, and i had specific examples of what he needs to work on, so i went in to give those specific examples
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I learned two things when i talked to that teacher
1) the reason he had been putting in a lot of 100s on papers he said werent 100s was because they wanted him to UP HIS STUDENTS GRADES BECAUSE KIDS WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR GRADES
2) apparently it came off as i needed help and was also COMPLAINING ABOUT MY GRADES
now the original reason i went to my counselor was to switch out of that class to a different teacher, which i cant do because too many people want to, and not because i was worried about my grade. i was worried about my learning, which are two completely different things. we hardly do anything of value in that class, only the necessary parts (projects) of the curriculum, and compared to the other HONORS world history class, and even the regular classes, i felt like i was missing out. although he has a weird grading problem, i wasnt worried about my grade, i have a 94.5. i was worried that i wasnt actually learning anything, which JUST A REMINDER, IS THE MAIN REASON WERE IN SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST PLACE. GODDAMN.
so i went in to see that teacher because if i couldnt switch out, at the very least i could help with the situation and peoples educations, but fuck that.
the teacher told my name to my teacher and told him i was worried about my grades
AND IF YOU HAVENT ALREADY FIGURED OUT, IM NOT WORRIED ABOUT THOSE
it was super fucking awkward when he brought it up too, because i couldnt just tell him i was more worried about my education than my learning, thats pretty offensive to a teacher
but i have a few bigger problems. one, that complaint shouldve stayed anonymous. its really not ok to spread who said that, the main reason i came to you in the first place was because i couldnt say it up front to my teacher and you ruined that trust. two, both of those two teachers assumed that grades are more important than actual education.
my teacher assumed it by fixing the problem of his kids not getting high enough grades by throwing out 100s on assingments that are purposed to show us what we need to work on. he did this instead of actually realizing there is a problem in his teaching methods and how hes getting through to students (or just not, since he sits at his computer all fucking class period and doesnt interact with more than half the class)
the head of the history department took my complaints, when i said nothing about my grades, and assumed i needed help. i dont. im ok. whats not ok is how many other kids ARENT REACHING OUT FOR HELP, BUT NEED IT. they arent reaching out because they either tried before or just think they deserve the grade or that they cant change anything. whats not ok is that you have a teacher who cares more about giving out good grades than setting his student up for success.
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