***Edit***
After reading an e-mail about this post I feel I need to clarify....Miss-D is not some ticking time bomb. She was doing research to help her understand a person whose behavior is confusing to her. She was looking for common interests or anything that might help her understand why this teacher is so rude to her. We had a long conversation about how in the "grown-up" world sometimes people are just butt-holes. Nothing she can do about it, ride it out, keep her head down and the year will be over. Learning to deal with difficult personalities is a part of growing up and she is getting a crash course in it. I hope this edit clarifies things.***
Miss-D is learning how to live with a teacher who does not like her. She was mystified at the beginning of the year when her new science teacher (this would be the loon who had them picking aluminum cans out of the trash in the 105 heat) seemed to dislike her. She has never had a teacher who didn't love her...not because she is a suck up but because she is smart, doesn't disrupt class and can fix their computers.
New teacher...just doesn't care for her. At the beginning of the year there were tears of frustration; then she came up with a plan.
Plan A: Compliment her and be as helpful as possible (read: kiss bootie)
Plan B: Speak to the teacher after class and ask her why she does not like her.
Things had been OK for a while....but Miss-D has not been feeling well for the last week. Yesterday was her first day back and she was not feeling on top of her game. Apparently the teacher was rudely dismissive of her and it hit Miss-D pretty hard.
Last night I interrupted her mid-Google. She had already acquired a great deal of information about this teacher...to include, but not limited to-her home phone number, address, husband's name, pet's names, a list of previous employers.....
Miss-D may seem all sweetness and light...but apparently she reacts strongly to being kicked when she is down. I love the moxie...but had to put my foot down with the unsupervised Googling.
I am guessing that she is one lock of the woman's hair and a sewing needle away from having a very nasty voodoo doll....plan C?
5 comments:
Poor kid. When you've been pushed too far there's no telling what the quiet ones will do.
Good job on the google-stopping! The internet just makes it soooooo tempting to seek revenge. Tell Miss-D I said hang in there. It's actually good practice for real life (post-school) where not everybody does like you. Of course, you can always change your situation when you're older, but it will still help someday.
Hang in there Miss D. The end of the year will be here before you know it. Then it'll be adios!
Time to teach Miss D how to fly under the radar. Low-profile is an art form that she's probably never needed or wanted, but it might do the trick in this class. If she can do her job and not engage the @sshole, er, teacher, the year will probably go a lot smoother for her. That sucks.
My nephew and his friends were upset with one of their teachers. Found that she was on one of the dating sites. They pasted copies of it EVERYWHERE around the school.
ooops. was that an idea for her? :)
She is not a ticking time bomb. She's a kiddo in a rough situation.
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