Question from a student in the final years of school…
“Hi Leah - How did you deal with incompetent, lazy or unbothered teachers?
I got together with a few classmates and met with the Head of Department who was really defensive about it. Should I just leave it and do the work on my own? Or would you say it’s worth the battle?”
Here are my thoughts via audio because, as this could be an explosive topic, I’d like you to hear my tone as I share my reply:
Click play to find out…
- How Our School System Leads to Student Powerlessness
- Why Advice to This Student is Different to What I’d Say to My Younger Self
- The Most Positive Influence Students Could Make While They’re Still Inside School
Looking for help with revision? Here’s a link to Lucy Parson’s work at Life More Extraordinary
What would your advice be to this student and all the students who face this question?
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And here’s the student’s response to the audio…
“Leah - wow! Thank you so much for this, I really enjoyed listening to your answer (audio was definitely a lot better than text - good idea there). I loved the idea of putting together a study group! I’ll message a few classmates later today to see if they’re up for it. Regarding doing my own revision, I eventually reached that conclusion, too. I’ve now started to find my own texts, annotating them, etc and it’s actually very rewarding. The only downside of this strategy is, of course, that I miss out on the interesting discussion in class, but the study group you suggested is an excellent solution for that!
It’s slightly annoying that I’m having to do all of this on my own when, ideally, the teacher should be doing it, but I feel that it’s teaching me a valuable lesson for the long run — if something isn’t working and it affects me, then I have to take steps to sort it out; I can’t just cross my arms and complain about people lacking a sense of duty because that leads nowhere. Thanks again for the very refreshing perspective! I look forward to more audioblogs like this with questions from other students! Thanks”
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