Ben
I'm not expecting an easy class, this is the 2nd hardest in the school as viewed by most students, the hardest being Advanced Math which I have to take next year and nobody gets even a B in.
Believe me I have had my troubles in this class in the beginning but managed to compose myself and bring my grade to a respectable B+ as others were getting test scores in the teens.
I have had 2 student teachers last year (Bio and German) and 1 the year before (English) I liked all of them and all managed to keep the flow of the class going.
That German guy is now our German teacher because the old one retired and he has tuned into such an ass and has the weirdest grading system (I missed 2 homework assignments, which were a few lines long, last semester and my grade was an 82 when my lowest grade on a test or quiz was an 84 and the rest were As. He also proceeded to make half the midterm geography with the state and capitals of Germany, then forgot to mention this was going to be on the midterm. He spent weeks talking about his time in Germany and the lifestyle and didn't use any of that stuff on the midterm. The result was 5 passing grades, one was mine with a 66.
Anyway back on point, I feel the new teacher is not giving us enough room. We are all juniors in a Level 3 class and I think every one of us in the class is heading for college.
The last time I remember teachers treating students like this was middle school. She is just causing rebellion by suppressing us because although we are a good class there are more than a handful of people there that will just break her spirit after a week or two.
The same thing happened with my German teacher, this year he took over and so much changed from the old class. Well after a few weeks the students were not happy with the way he was handling things and by the end of the 1st month things changed to the way they were before, but I suspect he implemented that grading system to get back at us (The weirdest thing is that the kid that can't pronounce 5 German words let alone make a sentence but he has the highest grade and the only A).
I guess the Hitler comparison is not a good one, but how about a dictator that stifles all activity.
Eugene
I've had hard teachers before and student ones, believe me she is not intimidated (not yet at least, we haven't done anything yet). And believe me she is not that had but she is a total bitch.
And nobody is watching now, they have people observe a couple of times at the end so there is no pressure now.
I know being a teacher is hard but she could have had a lot worse, like seniors who won't do jack (Can't wait for next year
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I think its the way she is handling things. One of my US History classes has a new student teacher and she is way harder from the old one from what I hear but the students really like her.
Whatever I just know I don't like the class now and it's not cause it's too hard because in the beginning of the year we were off way worse. I just think she is pushing her stuff too hard and it's just going to lead to bad things.
) but then they will get older, realize they don't want to have to grade all that stuff, do all that work and they will either get eaiser or get a teachers assistant...
That guy is one ugly mofo 
