How to help a child who doesn't like his teacher 21 Articles

by C Davison

While my children are grown now, I watch my girlfriend struggle with her 7 year old. He is a stubborn and extremely intelligent young man who was quite used to getting his own way - one way or the other. His first week...read more

by Allen Teal

As children's personalities develop, it is inevitable that they will start to meet people that they do not like. It can be a problem when that person turns out to be the teacher of your young child. This can require a bi...read more

by Toni Doswell

If your child is sincere about his/her attitude concerning a teacher, this needs thorough investigation by you, the parent. Many times children actually hate the teacher because the teacher has not been kind, loving, or c...read more

by N. A. Hernandez

I am helping my niece deal with this issue right now. She is only in third grade but is having issues with her teacher being mean and making her and other students feel stupid in front of the class. She seems to pick a...read more

by Heidi Marie Fleetfoot

If a child doesn't like his teacher then this can lead to all sorts of trouble. Tears, tantrums, arguments and upsets abound, but it doesn't have to be that way. Undoubtedly there will be times when an adult that your...read more

by Jen Thorpe

School can be difficult when a child does not like his or her teacher. Children who do not like their teachers will react in a number of ways. A child might behave badly in class, in the hopes of getting sent out of the ...read more

by Magius

In some cases, there is a serious problem with the teacher that is not connected to one particular child or another; in these cases, action should perhaps be taken through the principal or by speaking with the teacher. How...read more

by Cathiesblogg

This is a very common problem that has to be dealt with in a common sense order. You have to first find out "why" he doesn't like his teacher. Is it because he has "heard" other kids saying that the teacher is mean? So...read more

by Cristy Hebert

I have been a high school teacher for over 15 years and have disliked intensely only 2 students in my whole career. I should add that these 2 will probably end up on America's most wanted even if I live in Canada! They wer...read more

by Laura Frazer

As a mother and a teacher, I am sympathetic to what has become a divided educational system. I have taught 7th and 8th grade, 3rd grade and I am taking all my 3rd graders with me to 4th grade. I quickly learned to join a u...read more

by Stacey Monponsett

"Sit down... shut up... I gotta talk at ya for a few, kid." "Do you think Daddy likes dragging his ass down to the job site every day to build houses while some foreman screams at him for 8 hours? He doesn't." "But w...read more

by mookj

Talk about a teachable moment for all parties involved! As a person with 16 years experience in the classroom and a mother to 4, I have been on both sides of this issue, and have been able to smooth out most circumstances...read more

by MysLykeMeeh

One reason why other child would always like to go back to school is because s/he likes her or his teacher but when a child's disliking about her or his teacher, that might one point to consider. In the world of kids, teac...read more

by Sande Olocho

Children usually have their own world view about the teachers who work with them at school. There are a myriad reasons for the disconnect between a child and a teacher but in many cases, language has a lot to do with it...read more

by Ella D'Arcy

It is a very incomprehensible act to be able to help a child who doesn't like his teacher; children, especially the young ones, has an uncanny sense of reality and truth. They know the worth of a person much better than an...read more

by Fatmir Terziu

"How is the figure of the dangerous youth produced in the mediascape? Critically analyse in relation to examples from film, TV, photography, games, music, journalism or scripts you have studied". The fi...read more

by Evangelene Montgomery

I can remember it vividly. My brother came home from school one afternoon, a little boy of only eight years, steaming over what his teacher had done. As I can recall, this so-called sculptor-of-the-adolescent- mind had gott...read more

by Cheryl O'Brien

My Teacher Sucks In fifth grade my son came home from school looking very sombre on his first day and when I asked what was wrong he said. "My Teacher Sucks!" My heart fell. A negative response from a first day with a n...read more

by Me...Again

Whew! That can be tough. If you help your child by interfering with the teacher, the teacher may well take it out on him for the rest of the school year. But you have the child in a situation they shouldn't be in. Teachers...read more

by E.D. Cameron

When your child doesn't like their teacher, its a great opportunity for you to lay the foundation for some very important life lessons. But first, you need to talk openly with your child to determine that the teacher is...read more