For contexte my first language is french but really not good at it. This automne I am redoing my second class in french because I failed the first time during winter. When a essay is giving in my school 30% can be remouved from your originale grade for syntaxe and gramatical mistakes and I always hit that max. That mean that even if my way of writing a explication essay is perfect, I will recive the note of 70% and ofcourse that is never the case.
So yeah I have difficulties in writing and this session I have a teacher who is very hard to understand. She repeats every word that are writen without explaining it trully. If I ask a question she ussually just says "I have already answed that" or "I'm not repeating my self". (This is the first time I have asked her that question)
She is also very condescending, almost as if she insultes me and every other student for that matter saying things like "it evident", "it obvious", "I don't understand why you can't just lisen" or "why you can't undertsand". It makes me feel so dumb like I'm the problem.
Once someone behind me asked her to explain a critiria cause we were supposed to find a citation that it was used in. She said "I'm sure someone else in classe will have the answer" and then left. She didn't answer the question, we still don't know what we are looking for.
What she teaches is also very diffrent from other theachers, the structure is very confusing that I couldn't even start to explain it. When I did a explication essay last year it was very clear and the core of the texte was the same every time I stared a paragraphe.
Principale idea 1
Secondaire idea 1
Citation
Deduction
Explination
Secondaire idea 2
Citation
déduction (of the figure of speach)
Explication
Small conclusion
That's the jist of it.
Every teacher in my school teaches it that way, every student I have talk to who have pass this class have seen it that way, witch means that if I have a question only she can answer. I asked the students around me, who are with me in this class but they either barely understand it them selfs or not at all and their for can't help me with it.
She hasn't even given us a exemple of what kind of texte it's supposed to look like. She gave us a very quick resume for about 4 class and that is it. Also she wanted us to write what we thought had to be writen, has homework. The thing is, if you forget your homework you can't come into class until you have finished it. I first I didn't complete it because I really didn't understand it and she said me out. I ended up writing something just so I could come back in class but by the time I arrived she had already been over it and I missed the explination.
I asked her if I could spend time with her to clear certain concept, after all what had seen before and what I am seeing not are completely diffrent and I am really lost. She said "It would be unfair to others if I take time with you to answer your question. If you have a question it will have to be in classe or during break."
She also did something really weird. In the text she wants use to incorpurate 2 real word event with details like names and dates. These 2 éléments need to be diffrent and in corrélation with either our principale idea or Secondary idea. The dates she wants us to uses were given to use 1h before the teste started and then we could only use them for one hours at the begining of the essay after they are gone. So yeah we have to write the texte before we ever do a plan about what to write. If our text is not aligned with elements we chose tough luke you loose all your points.
Also, here is the cherry on top: I have a exam that is worth 30% of my grade in 2 days about that way of writing and she has long since refused to answer any question about that exam because "it's a exam". All question regarding how to write her text is off-limite; She won't answer. There are 4 exams in total with her this year; No extra, no bonus, no nothing. There are 2 oral présentation and 2 essays, worth 10 and 20% and 30 and 40% respectivly.
I talked to a other teacher about my difficulties and she said I might need to go see the student association, witch I interpreted as puting a complaint. She ended by saying "I hope you know this (not understanding) isn't your fault" When she said that I stared to doubt it.
Perhaps it is my fault, maybe I really am just a slow learner or maybe if had listened more I wouldn't be in this mess. I'm thinking I may be overreacting that I might have just misunderstood something or jumped to conclusion in some way.
Right now my conclusion is that she is not a good teacher. She does not show care for her student, almost has if she doesn't want to see them succede. She explains things really badly. She shows thing that should not be the regular program, blocking all option to asking for help outside. She is condescending to all her students. She almost completely refuses to answer question and when she does she repeats the same thing.
So, should I report her? If not, does anyone have any idea as to who I could ask for help cause even Google and AIs can't help me. They uses prior knowledge to give answer but this is so unique that it seems their are no exemple or explenation any where. All I found were how to write a text like I did last time I had this class. Also if anyone has ideas on how I can approche her to ask question with actual answers, cause she seems to be the only one who can really answer them. It her way or the highway with her.
P.S.: I hate writing. As much as I have difficulties in writing in french I'm also not that good in english. Right now I'm way too lazy to correct my mistakes so I'm sorry but I'm sure it is filled. My french autocorrector isn't helping.