<p>Sorry for the venting nature of this post, but I want to voice my opinions to someone.</p>
<p>I have had the same Spanish teacher since sophomore year and, when I graduate in a few months, I fear I will have never heard her say that she’s proud of me. I have worked hard at Spanish for four years because I love languages. I watch Spanish movies and listen to Spanish songs to learn new vocabulary and such. I have been ahead of my class since Spanish II. I am usually bored and unchallenged in class, but I don’t display a bad attitude. I help my peers, ask relevant questions, and try to contribute to a learning environment. The problem is, my teacher has never once told me “good job” or “I’m proud of your hard work.” It’s not as if she doesn’t give out praise; I’ve seen her compliment many other students’ efforts. I love Spanish and so I find myself desperately seeking her approval. I once thought that maybe I’m not as good as I thought, but the two international students at my school from Spanish-speaking countries have both said I have great Spanish and have been surprised by my speaking.</p>
<p>So why can’t my teacher say the same? Some days it’s infuriating. Once last year, we had a written assignment and I was determined to show off all of the stuff I knew. I worked hard on writing it with varied sentence structure and used verb tenses and bits of grammar we’d never studied. When she handed it back, she simply said, “It was good, but here are two errors.” I just want to know that my hard work at Spanish has been worthwhile!</p>
<p>Has anyone ever felt this way about a class or teacher?</p>