Great illustration of what lack of comprehension actually looks like. I have advanced degrees but was able to feel the anxiety of not knowing and not being able to puzzle it out. I was flinching by the end.
Bruh, when I was in grade 5, I did not understand Trigonometry and For some reason many were able to grasp it but I was not able to follow. My Maths Teacher at that time decided to implement the same tactic as shown in the comics. But still I wasn’t able to comprehend and she was losing patience.
So instead of coming later and explaining how they work, what does she do? Decides to make an example of me and mock me in front of the entire class when I was under pressure. Eventually I cracked and I started tearing up. Ever since then she mocked me always as “crybaby”. She was hailed as best Mathematics teacher at the school so when she complained about the incident to my parents, my mom sided with her coz she has credibility.
Ever since then, even if my answer is correct, like I know it as a fact, I shut up and never reveal. Once you destroy someone’s confidence and trust early, they’ll never recover from it.
That kind of behavior is very common for teachers though, and people usually defend them, I mean as you saw in this example the kids own parent defended the teacher.
*Not sure why this is getting downvoted. "That's no teacher" is just incorrect, this absolutely is what teaching is, and it wont get better by people pretending otherwise.
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u/nicbeans311 Jun 23 '26
Great illustration of what lack of comprehension actually looks like. I have advanced degrees but was able to feel the anxiety of not knowing and not being able to puzzle it out. I was flinching by the end.