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[quote=Anonymous]My DD has had her fair share of bad teachers over the years.  Either ones who taught very little, or ones who seemed to have a personal vendetta against the students.  But mostly she's had a good group of teachers in her FCPS years.  She is now a junior and has the teacher who everybody dreads.  DD actually did not know the reputation of this teacher before she came to her own conclusion.  In a nutshell, the teacher randomly assigns grades (unless you are a favorite, forget getting an A or B), refuses to offer meaningful help to address the weaknesses she insists she sees in students' work, is mean and sarcastic when asked a question, and won't give meaningful answers to question.

DD wants to switch out of her class (not sure yet whether this is possible), and I wanted to get feedback from anyone parent who has guided their own DC through this.  I will let my daughter handle this on her own, but I am not sure what advice to give her:  1) Life is not fair; suck it up and deal with the teacher, or 2) You can't win with this teacher and your GPA will suffer - try to switch if you can.  She has to take this class, so switching would involve changing teachers.  From talking with other families, if my DD stays in this class and is not a favorite, she will likely end up with a low grade no matter how hard she works.

Right now DD has a very high GPA and is planning to apply selective LACs.

Thanks for any input.[/quote]

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