<p>So there's a history teacher at my school who is generally regarded as extremely strict. I have o problem with that - I like strict teachers. But anywho, she's also very passionate about her job - and she loves teaching. I've never had her personally, but I've done programs/internships with her and the history department - so she knows who I am.</p>
<p>I really like her. There was a special summer program going on at Harvard University this past summer that I really wanted to attend but I couldn't afford, and there was no scholarship money. I went to her, and she basically badgered the program until they could cough up a scholarship because she knew that the program would be great for me...</p>
<p>Well. Not everyone appreciates her like I do. There are two individuals who basically tear her to pieces on Twitter everyday. They say God awful things about her (which I choose not to repeat, because they're so vulgar and just inappropriate) and well, it makes me upset. They only "hate her guts" because she piles on the homework and is pretty strict.</p>
<p>I was considering possibly sending an anonymous email to the Principal, notifying him of what's going on... Would that be too much? Should I mind my own business? One of the individuals had already gotten into some trouble last year over cyber bullying on Twitter last year... They haven't apparently learned their lesson.</p>
<p>As long as you are anonymously reporting this information, I see now harm (In fact I suggest doing so) in reporting this online behavior, especially if a threat is made or if the teacher reads this.</p>
<p>Hmmm…this is an interesting question. My AP World History teacher is somewhat similar. Somewhat strict and scary to her “normal” classes, but she adores her AP class (Aw, shucks, that would be my class :)) But apparently some kid called her racist the other day because she “walked right past him without saying hello”…normal class. Anyhow, she would go to great lengths to ensure one of us would get into something we deserve and would be good for, and she writes quite good letters to get her way. I<code>d probably go to great lengths to tell people off if they were being overly rude/mean to her over the internet, but I honestly couldn</code>t tell you or not if I<code>d e-mail the principal. If they</code>re vulgar/inappropriate, and one<code>s already gotten in trouble last year for cyber-bullying, this obviously (which you know) isn</code>t a case of “mad because she received a bad grade and got in trouble with the teacher” type deal and is just blowing off steam. </p>
<p>Seeing as that it<code>s that bad, then yes, I would…maybe others on here will say no, but I honestly would, especially if it was anonymous, and these students need to receive consequences. No reason they should be doing that. I</code>m going to guess they aren`t the brightest bulbs in the box. And perhaps one or two of these bulbs was dropped when they were little? On their head? ;)</p>
<p>Eh. I mean, ranting on Twitter about what exactly? There’s a difference between ranting like - “Ugh, I hate her! She gave me a C!” and basically what they’re going on about…</p>
<p>They aren’t tweeting about how her class is a holy h*ll hole - they’re tweeting about how unattractive she is and how she deserves to get punched because according to them, she smells like male genitalia… They use codenames to describe her and everything. It’s awful.</p>
<p>Yeah, people can rant on Twitter, but this seems more like a bullying thing, the only difference is, this is a grown up who<code>s the victim. Let me ask everyone this: If it was a students who was the subject of these tweets, would you mind your own business, or say something? Exactly, you</code>d do something (I hope). I think this is a little different than saying “I don`t like her, she gave a bad grade to me, sent me to the principals officer, etc.”</p>
<p>I already said that I don’t have her as a teacher – she doesn’t grade me on anything. She was responsible for getting me a very important scholarship and overall, I find her to be a very compassionate person who cares a lot more about students than most other teachers at my school. </p>
<p>Their tweets are so vulgar that it basically makes me uncomfortable to even read.</p>
<p>preamble, I<code>m telling ya, just go ahead and send the e-mail already if it</code>s that bad. Definitely doesn<code>t sound good. Go ahead. No one will know it, so you</code>ll be fine.</p>
<p>Whether you want to classify the things they’re saying as ranting or just being vulgar, it doesn’t matter, they still have the right to do so. And getting them in trouble will solve absolutely nothing. They will probably just find another website to say these things on, or they’ll just do it in person. But they won’t learn their lesson, and they won’t appreciate the teacher any more.</p>
<p>I agree that if it seems as if her life is being threatened, then by all means, send an e mail immediately. But if it’s just stupid, immature sex jokes, I don’t understand why this is being blown out of proportion.</p>
<p>I don’t know, I fear that there will be backlash if you report them and severe action gets taken. Just maybe tweet to them and ask them to stop.</p>
<p>Exactly. As long as it’s not anything threatening to her life, you’re just going to start problems by reporting the incident.</p>
<p>Here are possible outcomes:
You embarrass her in front of her colleagues (some teachers may be embarrassed by offensive comments)
She finds out, there are no repercussions (since it isn’t violent) and you start additional problems between her and the students</p>
<p>What do you want to happen? The school to interpret it as hate speech and pursue serious action against the kids, perhaps ruining their future? I see no real upside to tattling on the kids.</p>
<p>(Though, in NO way do I condone the vulgar remarks…)</p>
<p>They are bullying the teacher through twittering. I would think any student who has any respect for this teacher would speak up, but I understand it would be hard. But this is someone who stood up for you, got you into a program you couldn’t afford. She didn’t have to do that, she did it because she believed in you, that you deserved a chance even if you were economically disadvantaged. She thought it was important to have a level play field for someone like you. If she could put herself on the line for you, why couldn’t you do the same for her? </p>
<p>I would go to the school principal and let him/her know what’s going on, that’s the least you could do. She had your back by sticking her neck out, but what about you? It is always harder to do the right thing.</p>
<p>^But they’re not bullying her. Bullying her would mean that they are going on her twitter and saying these things to her, which they’re obviously not doing. It would be unnecessary to bring these harsh comments to her attention by reporting it.</p>