<p>Okay, ever since like elementary school, teachers have never really liked me even when I try to suck up and act nice in class (which I usually don't). If I ask a lot of questions, I come off as annoying. If I don't ask many questions and just sit and listen, I come off as lazy and too uptight. Whenever I want to participate in a class discussion, I come off as argumentative. My teacher mentioned some document in my history class and I asked if it was a book and she then proceeded to tell my class and the next that I was not smart. This is a common pattern and I am really worried about what will happen when I have to ask for recommendations next year. I definitely have above average intelligence and I do most of my homework and get pretty good grades yet slackers who come to school high are liked better by teachers than I am. How do I get teachers to like me?</p>
<p>Don’t just be a student, be a person that the teacher knows and engages with on topics that don’t even have to be related to schoolwork.</p>
<p>There’s probably something about your demeanor that gets under teachers’ skins. Start by fixing that.</p>
<p>Maybe I should just go up to my teachers and whinily (is that a word) cry “WHY DON’T YOU LIKE ME” and then see what they say.</p>
<p>Um, they would prolly brush you off and send you to the school safety advocate if you did that…</p>
<p>^you didn’t sense my sarcasm…</p>
<p>lol, yeah, it sounded pretty serious to me…my bad</p>
<p>It’s quite possible that there’s something about your personality that comes off as annoying. I think a lot of us have had at least one student like you in one of their classes. It’s one thing to be smart and ask a lot of questions, but it’s another thing to question the teacher and to ask questions that have no relevance to the discussion. I could be wrong. I apologize if I am.</p>
<p>I thinkkk you’re thinking too hard about it! Don’t be too conscious of teachers’ opinions; come into the classroom with the goal of learning, and you’ll be fine. :)</p>