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How to Get Rid of a Bad Teacher

LENA FREUND

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Claiming that a teacher is ineffective or unprofessional is a very serious accusation. If you feel that your child’s teacher is ineffective or disinterested or unmotivated, you must have a tangible reason to believe so. If you try to have the teacher fired, you must be very careful how you present your concerns, so as not to ruin someone’s professional life without very good cause.

Observe the teacher in the classroom if you have a chance to. Often, though, schools do not allow parents to regularly watch teachers. Talk with your child about the classroom atmosphere and the teaching methods. Talk with other children in the class or with parents of other children in the class and compare opinions.

Discuss your concerns with the teacher before you go to the department or to the principal or to the school district. The problem may simply be that the teacher is unaware that his teaching is not being received by students. Proceed further only if the teacher refuses to acknowledge concerns or if he does not attempt to make any changes.

Present your concerns to the school’s principal if the teacher is not receptive. The most effective approach will be to have several parents or students also present their concerns at the same time so that the principal understands that this is not an issue of one parent complaining about his or her kid’s grade.

Step back and allow the principal to decide what to do with the teacher for the time being.

Wait for the time period you consider appropriate to see if your talk with the principal has any effect. If it does not, you may consider taking your concerns to the school board or the district supervisor.

warnings

Whatever you do, you are not the one in charge of replacing or firing a teacher. You also will not likely be able to demand that your child be placed in another class. You can, however, move your child to another school if you feel the situation warrants such a move.

tips

Always present your concerns calmly and rationally. Ranting and raving about your child's lack of learning or the teacher's lack of teaching or your child's grades will not make a good impression on anyone. A teacher's effectiveness can be determined in many ways: teaching methods, receptiveness to students' concerns, standardized test scores or student pass/fail ratios. To make the strongest case, try to explain your concerns in the context of as many of these as you can. If you simply say that your child's standardized test scores are not high enough, you may find it hard to attribute this solely to a teacher.

references

1 Education.com: What can be done to remove a “bad” teacher from a classroom?
2 Education Week: Will the “right teachers” improve our schools?

About the Author

Based in Washington, D.C., Lena Freund began writing professionally in 2007, while living in Tel Aviv. She holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Middle Eastern studies and Hispanic studies from the College of William & Mary and a Master of Arts in Middle Eastern history from Tel Aviv University. Freund's articles about travel, languages and cultures have been published on various websites.

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