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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son has a grouchy old curmudgeon this year who has similar issues with the technology. My son has taken a position of extreme respect toward the teacher. He also refrains from getting in the teacher’s face when a mistake is made. When the teacher gave him some pretty cutting feedback (I’m sure what he said was true, but he wasn’t  nice about it) on an oral presentation, my son respond with an email thanking the teacher for taking the time to provide feedback then he explained how he’d address the criticisms to improve his next presentation. Since that email, he’s been the favorite student and the teacher is genuinely nice to him and they even now chat outside of class.

So I guess my advice is that she needs to let it roll off her back and maintain a respectful attitude. If she gets all bent out of shape about how unfair it is, it will only inflame the situation.[/quote]

I respect this. Kudos to your son. Imagine being a good teacher for 30 years and then since 2020 the shift to technology being completely exponential and demands a lot of learning at the same time that student and parent respect for teachers has plummeted and at the same time there’s a teacher shortage so there’s covering for other teachers during planning times….it’s a lot. My teens have had not so great teachers and I have taken the same stance—I had bad teachers and you can handle this. Treat them with respect as they are the adults here. Having bad teacher is also a learning opportunity (surely you’ll have a crummy boss when you’re older—here’s some practice).[/quote]

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