Many teachers are frustrated with some of their students, but sometimes students are frustrated with their teachers, too. Teachers might deliver lessons faster than students can keep up. Sometimes a teacher will yell at students when that teacher is having a bad day. It’s easy to find students willing to share their thoughts about some of their teachers’ worst habits. 

Draven Vitalis (9) says one of his teacher’s bad habits is basing their lectures on their opinions, although he says his teachers are interesting and make jokes. “They could improve by not being as political and keeping their opinion strictly on the subject,” Vitalis said. He thinks that politics and school should not be related to the class or the classwork. 

Kenlie Thompson (10) says one teacher is funny and loves to give compliments to students, although sometimes she can snap at some of the students and doesn’t always listen to them and what they need. “Although sometimes the students deserve it, the teacher should work on controlling their temper,” she said. Thompson says they like to go off on a tangent when students ask questions during class, and she wishes they would just get to the point when helping the students with their schoolwork. 

Evelynne Mutchler (10) says that she liked that one of her teachers was organized with the assignments and due dates. Despite the organization, she thinks her teacher could work on that short temper and not bring their opinion into the classroom. She also wished that another teacher would communicate with the class. For example, she would like her teacher to discuss and talk about the due dates on some of the assignments before they’re due. 

Xander Wilson (10) thinks that his teacher can be very creative and encouraging towards the class. He said that his teacher’s worst habit is picking on individual kids. He thinks that one thing he would like his teacher to work on or change in their assignments. The assignments can be meh sometimes. He would like the teachers to put their creativity to work and add more pizzazz to the assignments to encourage the rest of the class to stay focused and to make the class more interesting. 

Daizee Hardman (10) says that she likes that her teacher goes through the assignments before letting the students figure it out for themselves, but she thinks that they go through the assignments at the beginning, so her teacher doesn’t have to be bothered after. “They would rather have us Google the answers instead of asking them for help,” Hardman said. 

Hardman likes that her teacher explains the assignments thoroughly, but she wishes that her teacher would be more straightforward about how they’re feeling instead of beating around the bush with their emotions. 

There’s always going to be teachers that students don’t like, and maybe it’s because those teachers don’t always listen to their students. Or maybe those teachers can’t control their emotions. No matter what, students should still treat teachers with respect and kindness. It’s important to remember they are people, too. They deserve to be treated well. Remember to stay thoughtful, empowered, and connected.