An Arrogant Student’s Meow And Tested My Patience Today
By Shavkat
@Shavkat (137193)
Philippines
July 24, 2016 3:56am CST
I am sure some of you knows that I am teaching online. As of this day, I am just doing my usual routine in teaching. The initial encounter wasn’t really nice. The student seems so angry as she talks to me. I remained calm and waited for her to adjust during the class. My patience meter is fluctuating while I am having a conversation with her. My face flushed in the entire session.
There is a time that she talked fast and you cannot understand the pronunciation of the words. It sounds like slurring speech while reading the passages and even expert teachers can’t bear to listen to cat’s tone of voice. Along the class session, she showed her true colors and uttered ruthless statements towards me. Well, I just ignored her in the entire period of class.
I didn’t hold myself back in giving her my feedback. She sounds in denial and continued to defend herself. The most striking thing that pierced her inner ear is this, “You don’t need to study, if you don’t need it.” “I am here to teach and need to be respected”. I can’t paint her face after everything had been said and smiled to her like what a mischievous cat do. Take note a cat with good breeding that she doesn’t have.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 Jul 16
that is the dilemma of teachers like us.but stay patient and calm, my friend
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 Jul 16
@Shavkat right, but it should not be a nose bleed from you, but to her. that is true, there are some arrogant students, and how much more to online learners?
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@Shavkat (137193)
• Philippines
24 Jul 16
@ridingbet You said it right. Actually, I was thinking that this is an admin. They are having QA with their teachers. If in this kind of situation, they are still unprofessional. Actually, it wasn't a kid. She is working in a company. I am starting to have a second thought in this company lately.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
24 Jul 16
Is she from an East Asian country and you are teaching her English? I believe teaching east asian kids online is very popular source of income these days.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
24 Jul 16
@Shavkat The name of the country sounds similar to tamarind soup?
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@Shavkat (137193)
• Philippines
25 Jul 16
@CaptAlbertWhisker Well, I am not going to drop the name of the country. But it sounds like a cat's meow.lol
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
25 Jul 16
People can be very different. Some children are rude. Their parents are rich and they think they handle everything by money. Actually their children are almost out of control. They don't mind paying a lot of money for them and hope their study can be better. But this situation will just get worse because their children don't want to study and they are spoiled. Sometimes we can't just blame these children because actually their parents are the same.
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@Shavkat (137193)
• Philippines
25 Jul 16
It is just 25 minutes. But I felt it is too long to bear.lol If I can just shout at her, I will. I am sorry for the statement. The student is so rude. Actually, there are so many mispronounced words and sentence constructions are out of this world.
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@rachz_kisses (3798)
• Philippines
24 Jul 16
Oh my. I admire your patience. You are truly a teacher. 
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