Teacher calls student a loser -- is this going too far?

I would acuse the abusing teacher to a school board. Those kind of people must never get near children. It might be worse than if he had hit the child. It´s a shame!. I´as a parent, would not tolerate such behaviour.

That is absolutely not alright for so many reasons. So, if he wants to "relate" to his students better, then what will he start to do next - steal their lunch money, trip them as they walk by just for a laugh, start hitting the ones that he really likes? There is a huge difference between relating to someone and bringing yourself down to his or her inappropriate behavioral level. Yes, teachers need to try to teach the required material in a way that the students can understand, and that might mean explaining a concept several times in a few different ways to reinforce the concept or idea. That is pretty much a given, and I am sure that any parent can understand this, because parents are the very first teachers that children have. Any parent can understand the fact that this might get a little frustrating at times, especially when parents usually only have a few children at a time to teach, while teachers sometimes have thirty or more students in a classroom. However, if a parent started calling their child names, this would be considered abusive behavior, and we should hold teachers to the same standards. Aren't we supposed to be teaching our children to be respectful and appropriate, even when they disagree with something? There have been people right here on myLot that have been verbally abused. We, as adults, try to stress the importance of disagreeing with others in a polite and respectful manner. Why should our children expect anything less than that much consideration, especially from one of their teachers? Furthermore, I think that teachers have a responsibility to protect the welfare of the students above all. If another student was bullying or being verbally abusive to a child, then it is the teacher's job to put a stop to the bullying and abusive behavior. When it is the teacher doing the bullying, however, that definitely sends the wrong message to other students. How can the teacher then "punish" a student for this type of behavior when they have witnessed the teacher doing the exact same thing? That is why I believe that it is important to lead by example, and the example that this teacher is setting is definitely not a good one. Do not misunderstand me. I do think that a teacher should try to relate to his or her students. However, this can be done by using examples that the students might encounter in "real life" to explain a concept or help them to understand a problem or situation. It does not mean that the teacher should try to act like the students just to fit in, especially when the students are still pre-teenagers.

Wow this is NC, and I know where Buncombe is! hmm, well I don't think it's right at all, the poor girl is probably frightened of the teacher, and messing with her grades is messing with her GPA! The teacher could find different methods to "relate"... Is the girl even acting out in class?

If it had been a one-off comment said light-heartedly, maybe but, to persistently use that kind of humiliation and ridicule is out of order IMHO. Presumably this guy thinks its "cool" to talk to students the way they might talk to each other - how would he react if they spoke to him in such a personal and familiar way? Using verbal abuse doesnt count as 'Relating' in my book. No doubt, there are some students who may respond positively to this sort of comment but the teacher should be able to guage the negative effect hes having on the majority. I think we can tell who's really the "loser" here.

when i was in grade school, the head librarian asked our class to "shut up" while we were at the library. few weeks later, he was given a memo, and was asked to be hardly seen walking around. teachers and everyone who belongs in the faculty of our school, are highly prohibited to cast any angry words on the students no matter how angry they are. they call it professionalism, and I couldn't agree more. so no, i don't think it's ok. nothing would justify the fact that he's method of teaching however innovative is not advisable. :|

The teacher has been teaching the child to lose self-confidence and self-esteem. He has been working so hard to make ill-fated students. He has indulge himself into traumizing them nd put themselves into the shells and hide. Teachers like this have no place in school and thus, must be fired out!

No teacher should be calling a student a loser for any reason. That teacher should be suspended or fired. They also need to go through some counseling or training on being polite and respecting everyone. That is just wrong and awful. I would not want my child having that person as their teacher. Calling a student or anyone a loser can harm a persons mental state.

Hi, phyree. This behavior towards this student is totally unacceptable! How can other parents defend the remarks of this teacher??? They must not mind the teacher calling their child stupid too. This is very sad. Something needs to be done about this or it will continue to go on. It is not okay for a teacher to say this to a child and write this on his work either. The principal needs to fire this teacher. They don't deserve to teach a student and say mean things like this. If I was that parent, I would do what it will take to be heard. And, I will enroll my child in another school too.

It is really not okay to do this. My little sister's second grade teacher wasn't quite this bad, but caused some problems. She didn't like my sister's handwriting, so when my sister got 100% on a spelling test, she would use the zeros to make a frowny face. It was really quite upsetting for her, and she ended up getting pulled out of the school. Sixth graders aren't quite as fragile, I don't think, as second graders, but it is still inappropriate. A teacher is supposed to be an authority figure for a student. Being bullied by an adult is terrible for a child's self esteem, perhaps moreso than being bullied by a peer.

I share the same sentiments as you, phyrre. The behavior of this teacher is downright unacceptable! A teacher is supposed to be guiding his students, their role model, and their adviser or counselor. This teacher however, took to bullying his students. The word "loser" could have devastating effects on his students' self esteem. I wonder how on earth can he continue to be a teacher despite complaints, and how on earth can some parents even stand by his behavior! If this were to happen in my country, the teacher could have face disciplinary actions from the school, and if escalated to the Ministry of Education, he could even lost his job as a teacher and ban from teaching.

If the parents have complained, I think it's really appalling that the school hasn't put a stop to this harrassment. If all the children treated it as a big joke I suppose it would be OK but obviously it upset this child so the teacher should be sensitive to the girl's feelings.

looser,it should be subsututed with to improve!there are many crazy teachers in this era!

Teacher calls student loser- i am really sorry to hear that. in my opinion teacher should not discourage the student they should encourage the students but when a teacher call a student loser then it's really bad. We do learn the things from teacher and if they do and discourage us then we can't learn. So it's not going too far i think. Good day!