Got To Show Up My Teacher Today :d

I would phrase that a little different. "needs help" might be judged negatively by some. Ask her if she has questions about coins, and allow her to make the next step.

I don't think what you did was right. While you said you didn't intend to show her up you did. To me it's a matter of respect you completely disrespected your teacher. You seemed to relish in correcting her in front of the entire class. I'm glad to here your zealous about coins and want to educate others but you need to do it in the right way.

glad you will apologize tomorrow. Your contacts and how you interact with others will follow you in life.

Although this never happened to me in school I did once have an office supervisor who seemed to rule by "I know best" and intimidation. We were about the same age but I just ignored her attitude and her tactics and treated her like a colleague. If I thought she was wrong I would have a quiet word. It worked a treat and we developed a professional relationship out of mutual respect even though some of my other colleagues thought (wrongly) we were having a personal relationship.

The lesson learned was that it's best to treat everyone with respect but just don't take any BS.

Yankee,

I too am disappointed in your posts and the way you disrespected your teacher. Remember, not everyone knows about coin collecting and it's not your place to show any teacher up. Do you want to reach your goals? Talk less and listen more in class. That is how you will become successful.

Oh, and for those of you giving Yankee praise for this, you did him no favor. Shame on you. Teachers are respected in every country in the world but America. Then everyone turns around and complains about the state of education in America. Respect teachers for a change if you want things to improve.

Hmmmm, that darn ol' Wobblebottom, eh? .... she sounds a bit brutal ...

=> yah, I'm guessing that Wobblebottom is probably "not" gonna be nominated for inspirational teacher of the year ... is it just me?

=> but good effort, yankee1227 (you get full points for shaking hands) ...

Oh, and if you ever decide to use your math-skills in an engineering kinda way => then I certainly have an opening for a young dude interested in "blowin'-up stuff" as a mining engineer! ... hey, I'm just sayin'

=> always keep your options open!

I nor anyone else here has absolutely nothing to be ashamed of, sounds like this topic is hitting a little too close to home for you.


Oh please, that is blatantly false so get off your high horse. I, along with the vast majority of Americans, have plenty of respect for good teachers, my own mother was a teacher for 30+ years and one of my high school teachers was intrumental in me choosing my career path. However, every single teacher out there is not a bright shining role model to look up to. Too many teachers nowadays have that NEA/AFT union entitlement where they can do no wrong but the student is ALWAYS wrong, those types have no business educating the youth of America. Teacher strikes are becoming more prevalent due to that entitlement mentality. IMO, teachers should NEVER have a right to strike because the only purpose it serves it to hurt the students that they are supposed to be in class with and educating. I personally knew a few kids at other high schools in my area who lost college athletic scholarship opportunities due to teachers strikes which caused the cancellation of their senior athletic seasons where college scouts would have been watching. The quality of education is certainly declining but it has very little to do with students and their "respect" for teachers...