A Rude Teacher At His School Tried To Speak To Him In Front Of His Class, So He Ignored The Guy
Have you ever had someone be extremely rude and aggressive towards you to the point where you had no other option but to ignore them?
One teacher has decided to ignore another teacher at his school after most of their interactions were rude and confrontational. However, now that his students have started picking up on their tension, he’s wondering if he’s doing the right thing.
He’s 30-years-old and has been a teacher for seven years. He’s been teaching at his current school for two years and really likes it.
There’s another teacher, Mr. D, who is 53-years-old and teaches the same subject as him. Mr. D has been at their school for 20 years and has a rough reputation.
“He is very particular about how he wants things done,” he said.
“[The] majority of students hate him because he is extremely rude and has anger issues. Many students have told me they think he is bipolar because he goes from being overly friendly to aggressive at the drop of a hat. I always shut down these conversations.”
Mr. D is known for throwing temper tantrums when things aren’t done his way and has caused a lot of drama with students and other teachers at the school.
Since the day he met Mr. D, most of his interactions with him have been horrible, as Mr. D is rude and often attacks his teaching style.
Things got so bad that the head of their department had to reprimand Mr. D twice for his behavior towards him. However, the unnecessary confrontations continued.
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“Several months ago, Mr. D flipped out over something minor and came to my class while I was teaching and demanded I talk outside,” he recalled.
“He attacked how I teach [and said] he thinks I’m not teaching the students properly.”
He remembered standing outside his classroom stunned as Mr. D yelled at him for no good reason until he ended the conversation, returned to the classroom, and did his best to continue teaching.
He was so angry over what had happened that he had to go to the bathroom several times to calm down. Since that day, Mr. D has been trying to make things right out of the blue, sending several apology emails and kissing up to him at the school.
“I have ignored him beyond the only most essential communication, which I try to keep to email,” he explained.
“He has noticed this, as he keeps coming up to me and trying to be nice and speak to me. I don’t give him anything beyond a one-word response and walking away.”
Whenever Mr. D tries to talk to him, he hardly says anything. A few days ago, Mr. D returned to his classroom, asking him to talk.
He told Mr. D that he was busy, that he should email him, and that he’d try his best to respond. He then turned his back and continued talking to one of his students.
Then, his students started laughing, telling him they noticed how cold he was towards Mr. D. A few of them told him he was rude to Mr. D, which he thought was interesting, especially since they don’t like him.
Later, he was talking to another teacher about the situation, and they also said he was rude to Mr. D and should try being nicer. Should he try being friendlier with Mr. D, or is it a good idea to keep his distance?
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