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would like to speak to the teacher ‘confused about my grade. | was in private, and hand it to him or her expecting a higher mark. Could on your way out of the class. The there be some mistake. Can you teacher will arrange a meeting please show me how you derived when you can calmly explain your this grade?" Be careful to be feelings. If you don‘t want the humble and selfâ€"effacing rather to music on your headphones, or falling asleep. Do: Ask one question every class period. Think of it as a game â€" but do it. This will wake you up and invariably cause you to learn something, but what‘s more, it will cause your teacher to remember your name when grade time comâ€" es around. Teachers are desperâ€" ate for any sign of life and are tired of feeling like they are wasting theirenergy. Don‘t: Curse or otherwise badâ€" mouth the teacher, or walk out of the room if the teacher embarrassâ€" es you by making you the butt of a joke or being overly sarcastic or ruin a class for a student. There are many wonderful teachers, but there are some that can be boring, unfair, grouchy, critical or sarcasâ€" tic. This doesn‘t have to get in the way of learning, though. . Thanks to My Teacher is Driving Me Crazy by Dr. Joyce Vedral (Ballantine), students can . work their way around any teacher‘s personality with ease. Here is a list of do‘s and don‘ts she suggests every student follow: Don‘t: Sit in the back of a boring class and yawn, secretly listening Every,student has had at least one teacher who‘s made him or her absolutely crazy. Aithough the sub}egtmm«_w_pqinm, How students can work with . even the most difficult teacher Don‘t: Sitently accept your lot, or jump up in the teacher‘s face and start screaming "not fair" when you get a grade that is lower than you feel you deserve. Do: Calmly raise your hand and there is just too much work, or the work is too difficult and you cannot understand it. Do: Speak to the department chairperson about a class change. in most schools, there is more than one teacher giving a particular course â€" and the workload differs tremendously from one teacher to another. If the work is too difficult, speak to the department chairperâ€" son about a tutor, or request an easier class â€" or a change of sink if you are in a class that is notebook, a special heading, a m;m color ink, or some such Do: Give in to these requests, be they ever so absurd in your own mind. Save your energy for the big things. it‘s ridiculous for you to get a lower grade just because the teacher is rigid and unbending. Don‘t: Sit by and watch yourself meeting, just explain your feelings in the note itself. Your teacher may even apologize!! > Don‘t: Stubbornly refuse to go along with the ‘"ridiculous" rules of a rigid teacher who demands silly things such as a certain sized Do: Speak to the department chairperson. If that doesn‘t work, tell your parent, who should speak directly to the principal. Rest asâ€" sured, you will get action then. Depending upon the severity of the situation, your teacher will either get help or get fired. _ Don‘t: Forget that you can often turn to books for advice. Do: Visit your local library or bookstore. Books are relatively inexpensive and you and a friend could split the cost and share the than arrogant and challenging. The last thing you want to do is put a teacher on the defensive. Teachâ€" ers make mistakes, and they will admit it â€"â€" but be careful. You don‘t want to get into an "ego" situation. If you are humble, the teacher will be rooting for you â€" hoping that there is a mistake in your favor. If there is not, at least you will be able to find out exactly what you will have to do to raise your grade â€" and the teacher will be rooting for you because he or she will be impressed with your concern. 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