Talking over the teacher needs to stop at St. Teresa’s Academy

“Ladies, please. We need to keep working. Focus ladies.”

Every day in one of my classes, which shall remain nameless, the teacher constantly has to remind the girls sitting in the back of the room that we are in class,and now is not the time to discuss the events of last Friday night.

However, the troublemakers take no notice of her words. Yet I hear both the teacher’s reprimands and the girls’ continued conversations and cringe. I am embarrassed to witness such immature rudeness to someone who deserves our respect.

First point: instead of just talking out when you have a question, show the simple politeness of raising your hand. That was practically the first thing teachers taught on the first day of kindergarten. Just because it may not be the same school where you learned that valuable lesson doesn’t mean you can just abandon it. Please show your respect.

Regardless of what you think about her teaching skills, the fact remains that she is a teacher. She deserves your attention.

I understand that these girls think they can do no wrong because everyone in the class is laughing with them. I am somewhat sorry to inform you, girls,but first of all, you are not funny. Your rudeness is not as hilarious to your classmates as it is to you.

Second point: look around, only a small fraction of the class is actually laughing.

Thirdly, you are not only disrespecting the teacher, you are disrespecting the rest of your class. We are attempting to listen to the teacher and learn, and all you are doing is creating a distraction.

Fourthly, don’t complain about how you are failing the class when you only pay attention maybe less than ten percent of the mod. It’s no surprise that your grades aren’t satisfactory since you don’t give any effort. No one can fix this but you.

Remember the golden rule? “Do unto others as you wish done unto you.”

Put yourself in the teacher’s position. Think about how you would feel if you were trying to help your students learn and they flat-out ignored you.

So do us all a favor and stop the chatter and pay attention. We have some work to do.