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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a teacher. I can tell you this teacher is not picking on your kid. You aren’t getting the full story. 90% chance your kid’s behavior is the issue. That’s the cold hard truth. Teachers don’t look for 12 year olds to “pick on.”[/quote]

I’ve actually seen this in action as a student. Teachers are human, and some are petty AF, just like any human. Racism is pretty well documented in the profession, too.

Here is some anecdotal evidence from my time in school:

One ES teacher I had liked to pick on the kid with a learning disorder, who had such a gentle soul, never said a bad word, and eventually went on to a successful career as a minister in one of the more progressive churches. 11-year old me noticed and was troubled.

Another HS teacher, a music teacher of the year many times running, was very cold to those she perceived were in the “out group”, or had a sibling she taught and didn’t like. She was extremely and obviously warm to those she liked, so the difference was quite notable when you’re spending hours a day with this person.

A third HS teacher was downright contemptuous to the uglier girls in his class. He was later fired for screwing one of his prettier students. Says all you need to know.

And all the other stuff about racism, saw it every day in my mixed classes, of which I had relatively few because smart black kids were not getting tracked into AP/IB/advanced anything.

So yeah, these teachers exist. You might even be one of them, PP. [/quote]

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