Remember that you don’t have to like your teacher in order to learn from him/her. As long as you are still doing well in the class, do your best to deal with your teacher. If the problem is affecting your grade or causing you to dislike school, it may not be worth it to just stick it out.
If you’re struggling with a subject, ask your teacher for extra help or get a tutor. Once you understand the subject matter a little better, you might find that your teacher really isn’t so bad after all. Try to find something that interests you about the subject and focus on that as much as possible. If you have the option to choose your own reading or research material, make sure it’s something that interests you enough to keep you engaged in the class. [4] X Research source Remind yourself that even if you don’t like a certain subject, your grade is still important. Stay focused on doing your best, even if you don’t think you’ll ever use anything you learned in this class in the real world. [5] X Research source
Be proactive about making up missed work and letting your teacher know if you will be missing school. Don’t suck up too much. This will not seem genuine.
For instance, if you think your teacher is too harsh of a grader, you might want to ask for some tutoring or study tips. If she speaks too quickly, find an appropriate time to talk to the teacher and kindly ask if she could speak slower because you’ve been having trouble understanding. If there’s something going on in your personal life that is affecting you at school, let your teacher know about it. She may be much more understanding of your behavior if she understands where it’s coming from. Only talk to your teacher about things that can be changed. It might help to have a conversation about comments on your homework that you don’t understand, but it will not be productive to tell your teacher that you think she’s mean and unfair. Instead of just blaming the teacher for the problem. show that you’re willing to work together to fix it.
In some cases, your counselor might have a talk with you and your teacher or might recommend that you be reassigned to another class, but don’t go into the meeting expecting these results.
It may help to have your parents help you write down a list of things you dislike about your teacher. This can help you figure out what you can talk to the teacher about. If it has gotten to the point that you feel you are unable to manage the situation with your teacher, you can ask your parents to have a meeting with her. If that doesn’t go well and your parents believe that your teacher is being unreasonable, they can go to the principal or superintendent.
Keep in mind that conflict resolution is a very important skill. You will be depriving yourself of learning how to deal with tough situations if you request a reassignment without trying to work things out first
