Teacher problem: what should I do?

Question

I started this summer math class with a professor who was initially very nice towards me. He had gossiped about me with another professor and seemed to want to help me do well in his class. But then he started imitating another professor I had a year ago, who went out his way to ostracize and embarass me during class: for example, the professor indirectly called me a criminal (I wasn't); he implied to the class I plagiarized (I didn't); he didn't answer my questions about the material, so I was left to work the material on my own; he suggested I was traveling a long ways to get to his class because I was running away from something. He made a lot of baseless allegations towards me, and now this new professor has begun to imitate some of the same things. I've started to complain to the department chair and summer schools division, but didn't find much aid the last time I attempted this. Any advice? How to stop this bully?

Answer 1

YOu kick it up. go to the dean or president of the college. Also, a typed up story sent to them and the local paper will raise some eyebrows.

You have to want to do it. and then let the chips fall where they may

Answer 2

Hmm, I don't know much about the school administrative ranks, but if they are ignoring your issues, perhaps someone in your government that concerns the school, or an attorney sending a letter or calling the school?

Answer 3

I don't know. What I do know is you didn't travel a long 'ways'. You may have travelled a long WAY, but certainly not a long wayS. Why do you Yankees add a letter S to the end, I've never been able to figure it out?

Answer 4

Write a strongly worded letter of complaint to the department chair. Let them know you are serious about getting something done immediately. Then set a date for a return reply, say 1 week. If you don't hear from them by then, go over their heads to the college superintendent. Same thing: 1 week to get back to you. If nothing, then go directly to the state board for higher education. And let them know just how serious you are.

Answer 5

if your college has an omnibuds(man/person), they are trained to handle disputes in the college and you should discuss matters with them.  if not, write to the dean of the college.  if that doesn't work, write to the college president (this works better for small schools).  there are always people you can find to talk to these things about- sometimes the dean is the best person you can discuss with, if you don't have an omnibudsperson at your school.  be persistent, but be polite.  if nothing else works, this is technically harassment and could be considered slander (especially the accusations of plagarisation) as well and you could, if you so decided, bring a lawyer into the situation if the school permits it to continue without any sort of hearing or investigation- or even a meeting.  

the one thing i don't see in your note is if you have written a letter to the professor you are having problems with citing the fact that one of your previous professors (don't name drop) began treating you in this way and you would like to find out where the problem is between you two before things get ugly like they did before (tell how it got ugly in your letter, but again, try not to drop in your previous professor's name- if he really has a problem with you, then you don't want to throw rocks at the proverbial hornet's nest).

best of luck!

Answer 6

i think you should talk in person to your teacher about that problem and if he dont understand send a letter to the superintendent....and thats pretty much what i would have done.