Teacher insulted me, how to retaliate?

Northstarmom
Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:08:21 +0000

“First of all, I’ve pretty much been living alone for the last week and half, so I drive to school and why I was late.”

You were late because you were not responsible about getting yourself to school on time. Many students drive themselves to school and get there on time, so your being responsible for handling your own transportation is no excuse.

What the teacher said was no big deal, and the teacher also was within her rights to write you up.

If you are under extra stress because of the family emergency that’s going on, your reaction to what the teacher said is understandable. If this is your normal way of reacting when people hold you accountable for your own behavior, it would be to your benefit to take a close look at yourself and then change your behavior and your perspective on life because in the real world, those things will cause problems for you that are well beyond the difficulties caused by being written up for high school tardiness.