crazy teacher making me miserable

<p>I am currently a senior who is a SH (student Helper) for a history teacher instead of taking a class that period, becuase my IB classes conflit with each other, and so I can can either take choir or SH 2nd period, and i choose SH.</p>

<p>anyways, this history history that I grade papers for is really crazy. She seems very vague about her directions on what/how she wants things graded, and when I mess up due to lack of instructions, she sighs really loudly and complains about me. I tired asking her for directions, BUT she claims, "you know what, i 've been so clear SIGH....." </p>

<p>I want to talk to her about this, I have 2 months until the trimester ends and i dont' think i can deal with her anymore. Since the classroom is divded into two sections, she comes into my section every ten minuetes or so to "check" on me, just stands there and stares at me. (I feel like i'm being spied upon) and makes me leave my stuff (coat, purse, shoulder bag) in ANOTHER room because one day she saw me looking for stuff (water bottle) and wants me to focus on my "tasks" which include grading multiple choice papers fatter than college biology books. She hasn't had a SH in years, (now i know why), and wants to extract every last drop of work out of me. This class isn't even a high school prep class, it's a class to fill periods since we don't have study hall. Maybe I'm overreacting, but I think she's crazy. Other SH for other teachers have it easy, they have a small pile of stuff to grade, then they can relax/do homework.
I had a bad confrontation with another teacher last year who thought i was cheating during an exam but that's another story, it has since been resolved but this history teacher i grade stuff for was in the room when this happenend, happened to hear everything, i feel as if she had a negative impression on me before i even became her SH. Plus they are friends and talk to each other about student, the other teacher must have complained to her too about me. I fell so stupid, i should have requested another teacher in another department!!!!!!!!!</p>

<p>SHould I talk to her? I fell as if she's just going to deny and say i wan't paying attention. I'm worried about this becuase it looks like something that can spiral out of control, she's become more and more stingent and I'm helping HER, not the other way around! She knows I can't leave until the next trimester, I want to stop this thing before it gets worse. I'm wasting an hour of my life everyday,.</p>

<p>parents, suggestions? (how should i put this to her tackfully, she's kinda high-strung?) I feel really, really stupid and dumb for not requesting another teacher, I should I known she would have preconeptions about me. I am very busy over college apps, IB's, ACT/SAT, ECS, etc, and I just want a peaceful senior year. I was looking for this class to be relaxing (i'm just supposed to be grading papers) but I ended up with HER. I can't takl to my couselor about this and try to get another teacher, b/c i dont' want to cuase anymore trouble. ( after they suspected i was cheating)I just feel so uncompfortable in that class, what should I do? If only I had asked for another teacher, I would have been easy, relaxed, nad not being spied upon constatnly!!)
I just feel so incredibly stupid.</p>

<p>Senior, you're almost an adult and definitely need to talk to this teacher. It may be good to have a third party as an intermediary, such as the guidance counselor (or another adult from your school), so things don't go from bad to worse if you have trouble communicating with her. You will learn a lot about handling adverse situations from this- damage control comes to mind. Good luck.</p>

<p>How about discussing with your GC first? GC might want to speak to the history teacher privately or might bring the history teacher in after listening to your side of the story. </p>

<p>Don't confront the history teacher on your own; make sure you have another adult present, preferably your GC or the head of the student helper program, if there is one.</p>

<p>Wackymother is absolutely correct. The teacher is holding most of the cards in this situation, in addition to being an adult with a lot more experience in confrontational situations. Go see your GC. It could be that you're the 12th person in line who's had a problem with this teacher.</p>