Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Cranky Teacher During my last internship I classroom teacher never smiled, and acted as if she'd rather be somewhere else. Whenever a student would ask her a question, she'd huff and puff as if it was such a bother to answer a student. I felt that going to the administration may not have been such a great thing to do. Any suggestions on how (or if) this could have been handled? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) This is a tough situation to be in. I would begin by asking the teacher what she loves about teaching and why she chose this profession. Sometimes teachers get so bogged down with the politics of teaching and the paperwork and the testing that they forget why they began teaching in the first place. Maybe by asking her or showing her a positive person teaching it will help her ignite the spark for teaching again. If this does not help i would go to the administration and have them remind her of her job and the expectations she has and let them handle the situation. Unfortunately not all teachers are good teachers or set a good example for our children.