Teachers are human too. Maybe she feels more confident about herself when she is in the classroom, and her “smart aleck” ways outside of it are how she compensates for feeling less secure or confident. Maybe being “snappish” outside of the classroom is her way of compensating for having to be nice in the classroom, even when the students are not so nice to her. Maybe she’s really just a rude person who enjoys trying to intimidate others by being snarky. Maybe she’s still immature and hasn’t figured out that being two-faced will come back to bite you in the hind parts. There could be a hundred reasons why she acted that way. The most important thing is that as your teacher, she is only a temporary part of your life. After that, you have the choice of interacting or not interacting with her.

1. Are you normal?

2. Do you act differently around your friends as you do around your parents?

3. Are there things you say around your friends that you know are not acceptable, but do anyway?

4. If you were at a social event, would you do your best to act accordingly, or would you try to set a trend in non-acceptable behaviours?

If you answered “yes” to all four questions, then you know why the teacher is different in certain arenas. Quit criticizing, get on with life and accept it as that.

Now I am a teacher and sure I act different with other teachers than I do with my own friends..part of being human I guess, we can change hats and present different sides.

Hey, have a good year no matter what teacher you get!!