Yesterday in one of DS's classes he was debating a topic with his teacher, first she told him what he had said was crap then proceeded to tell him that he is crap. DS is very outspoken so he said back to her "you're crap" which resulted in the whole class laughing. His reasoning was "if she can call me crap, I can call her crap back". I've been half expecting a phone call from the school, will call the co-ordinator later, this teacher should not be talking to my son like this.
dianne thats shocking, if you aren't happy with the schools handling of the situation get in contact with the education department in your state. We did that this week because of stuff happening with DD and the education department has been wonderful!
No that teacher should not be speaking to ANY student like that! If she didn't agree with what your DS was saying there are MANY other ways to say that! That is so far out of line its not even funny and yes your DS is right if its ok for her to speak to him like that then yes he should be able to as well! If he gets into trouble for what he said i would take it further because name calling is not acceptable.
I would be furious if that happened to my son. It happened to me (teacher called me thick) and it isn't something you get over, someone who is supposed to be able to make a value judgement on you and your work dismissing it like that.
FWIW, in the UK doing that sort of thing gets you black marks on your permanent record and can even get you barred from teaching if it is more than a one-off.
Thats appalling! A teacher should never speak to a student like that! Ever!
DS probably shouldn't have called her crap back but you know what? He's 16, he's entitled to make those kind of slip ups, and if you ask me telling a 16yo boy he's crap is just asking for it.
Sounds to me like he had her beat and she couldn't take it
Wow - that is really appalling! I wouldn't be surprised if you don't hear a thing from the school because the teacher is probably too embarrassed to admit that she stuffed up and 'lost it' at a student. Best of luck - hope your DS can forgive this teacher and move on from it. Big call for a 16 year old because it was a very demoralising statement to make to an adolescent whom she is supposed to be setting an example for.
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DS16 was told "you are crap" by a teacher
Nothing wrong with outspoken students.
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