52 replies to this topic

[podeh]

Are your current teachers as bad?

[taon]

It's not that you need to hep one person. Just, if you can find something that needs to be improved in your school, or something that your school or whatever else, you can work on that. Does that make sense? Im not good at explaining.

[Struggling teen]

Podeh- the ones who I had in others years yes the new ones I cant tell you yet..

 

Taon- I think I get what ur saying but they or no one wants to hear from me.....

[taon]

Are you sure?

Regardless, then, what can you do yourself?

[Struggling teen]

Taon:

 

I'm sad to say but yeah...

 

I don't know that's why im reaching out...

[taon]

Start with this. Tell me one thing, not a person, you either like in your school, or would like to change

[Struggling teen]

what do I want to change? the way students are treated and I think several teachers need to be fired that awful people the way they treat students ones cynical one is physical one is so out of line he flirts (rabbi- believe it or not) etc the whole system is messed up!

[taon]

I wish I could help with that,b tu for now lets start small. Pick something besides any person. An event, or something the school provides its students, a noteboard, anything.

[Struggling teen]

I don't know honestly...

[Struggling teen]

whatever its fine...thanks tho

[taon]

There's no teacher you can talk to? Even if you dont feel comfortable with them, at least a teacher who would belive or even jsut listen to you.

[Struggling teen]

no not really....everything gets back to principal then

[taon]

But you'll have back up thid time. Or, cant you ask for it to be confidential beforehand?

[Struggling teen]

Never works even if you ask them to keep it confidential......never trust teachers! ever! never trust teacher!!

[taon]

...Is the alternative better? Maybe if you start with small things, or even just general talking with them about whatever. Then, maybe ask beforehand for a guarantee of secrecy before telling something small that happened or you feel. Or if the school has a counselor, it's possible they arent allowed to tell. WHat happnes when they tell?

[Struggling teen]

Trust me the way I know is I had trusted teachers because they gave me there word and so have people in my grade and it al got back!

[taon]

Again, you can talk about tiny unimportant things, but at least try to talk. I just think not talking hursts too much.

[Struggling teen]

It does but no one to talk to

[Morgenstern]

The system is so messed up. I cant imagine your pain, Strugglingteen. But you won't be in school forever. Pleas continue keeping the faith.

[Struggling teen]

I know but I don't know how to hold on to that strength