Rant: Never Argue with the...

@Shavkat (137261)

Philippines

October 27, 2022 8:17pm CST

...students online. My former online tutorial company required all of their virtual instructors to follow this policy. A 13-year-old student in my online class was poorly prepared. I did everything I could to accommodate him, but the nastiness is just incredible. Almost all of his lesson's questions were left unanswered. I advised him to prepare for his class the next time at the end of the lesson. Then, he starts to argue and becomes very defensive. He reported the problem to the company, and yesterday my account was disabled. Is that how they handle fairness? This is what they do after more than eight years of working with them. I have to express this concern because I can not bottle this up. Since I still have one more company to work with, it will be my new beginning to work as a virtual teacher. In the process, I am still hunting for other jobs online and choosing which one suits me. Image Credit: bonitavistacrusader.or

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@rsa101 (37969)

• Philippines

28 Oct 22

I think that online school is for profit and would always want their students to be pleased and is not concerned about the welfare of their online teachers.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

30 Oct 22

You said it right. I have been a martyr teacher with this company for so many years. Now, it is time to let go and find another one.

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@shaggin (71678)

• United States

28 Oct 22

That is horrible. I can’t believe he isn’t doing his work and when you point it out that your account got disabled. That’s terrible and I hope you are able to make ends meet.

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@shaggin (71678)

• United States

30 Oct 22

@Shavkat that is great news. I hope you enjoy the new job. Will that be online as well?

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

30 Oct 22

I'm still seeking for a job with a good company. I've scheduled a few preliminary interviews for the next week. Last night, I am confidently be hired after my demo teaching next week in one of the companies.

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@wolfgirl569 (96490)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Oct 22

That dont sound fair at all.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

28 Oct 22

You said it right. A friend of mine told me to appeal, but I refused to do so. It is time not to work with them.

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@wolfgirl569 (96490)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Oct 22

@Shavkat Hope a different place treats you better.

@RubyHawk (99421)

• Atlanta, Georgia

28 Oct 22

That is horrible and so very unfair. I hope you can find another job out of the school system.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

28 Oct 22

As of today, I found a new one. I will have my training and final interview tomorrow. I still believe in karma. Hopefully, they would have bad outcomes for treating us like this.

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@RubyHawk (99421)

• Atlanta, Georgia

28 Oct 22

@Shavkat They will probably get their come uppance and in the meantime you will have a better job and to heck with the other school.

@jefferson126 (3089)

• Shenzhen, China

28 Oct 22

Sorry for your suffering,the young student was nasty and touchy,in my opinion.the tutorial was irresponsible and thoughtless to handle the event like that.Why not investigate the truth of arguement.apparently,you suffered a unfair judgement.But maybe leaving for another company is better.wish everything will be ok with you.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

30 Oct 22

I regret to inform you that some pupils or students in your nation are not very respectful to virtual instructors. I'm not saying all of them, but some of those who came from the country behaved badly.

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@jefferson126 (3089)

• Shenzhen, China

5 Nov 22

@Shavkat ,I totally agree,Our country had a huge population,it's normal there are some bad people in a huge country.Even a big tree had rotten branch.keep far away from the bad guys.good luck.

@Beestring (13491)

• Hong Kong

28 Oct 22

This is very unfair. Hope you can find a better job.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

28 Oct 22

I found a new one and the other one would still be a backup.

It is not a good thing to work in a Chinese company.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

28 Oct 22

@Beestring Sorry to say that this posted discussion is all about my former Chinese company .

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@Beestring (13491)

• Hong Kong

28 Oct 22

@Shavkat You have bad experience working in a Chinese company?

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@pumpkinjam (8547)

• United Kingdom

28 Oct 22

That doesn't seem fair at all. If you've gone out of your way to help someone, why should you be I trouble because they weren't prepared? I suppose it would need to be investigated but I hope your account is reinstated.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

30 Oct 22

I am sure they will not reconsider this. As they problaimed the policy that immediate termination once arguments arised during the class, which I did not do.

@pitstop (13065)

• India

28 Oct 22

That's quite unfair and not nice at all. At 13 years this student has his whole life ahead and he needs to learn to be more mature.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

30 Oct 22

That is what I am thinking, too. Despite the fact that he has behavioral problems, the company will still take his side. In my view, it is their lost.

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@popciclecold (35653)

• United States

28 Oct 22

That was totally unfair, but it looks as if life is going in the opposite direction. Wishing you the best on your job hunt.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

30 Oct 22

I discovered a new one, although it doesn't look too promising. But as long as I continue to look for the perfect one for me, having it is OK.

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@popciclecold (35653)

• United States

30 Oct 22

@Shavkat I like your attitude. You'll go far.

@Letranknight2015 (51556)

• Philippines

29 Oct 22

Wow eight full years? they didn't even bother talking to you? is there a program that records your online activity with the student? I would be ANGRY if I were in your situation. as if online teaching is easy, no different from actual teaching. except that discipline some one online is harder.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

30 Oct 22

Recordings of every class were made. Imagine how degrading they are to the virtual instructors. Even if they speak with me, they won't ever pay attention to us. Time and effort will be wasted. I still believe in negative karma, and I believe that it will cause more harm to them.

@RasmaSandra (74146)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

28 Oct 22

That must be difficult I guess it must be easier to deal with students when you are all physically together in a classroom

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

30 Oct 22

It is preferable to hold classes offline at some time. Additionally, I believe that it depends on the culture that a nation practices.Students in China's rural areas exhibit behavioral issues, as I have observed.

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@JudyEv (326776)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Oct 22

That is very unfair indeed. Hopefully, the company might one day realise that this kid treats all his tutors badly and suspend HIS account.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

28 Oct 22

I'm hoping they can. I doubt they would be able to suspend him. The business consistently practices "money talks."

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@sarik1 (6797)

•

28 Oct 22

It is sad horrible fair.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

28 Oct 22

It definitely not fair.

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@SipLAH11 (120)

•

28 Oct 22

if the student does not understand about online classes, they should ask a lot of questions and what steps must be taken instead of arguing and not finding a way out. I hope they can understand a lot about online classes and not just turn on the teacher. have a good day in your new place.

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@Shavkat (137261)

• Philippines

30 Oct 22

It should be done that way. This student is so arrogant and not that smart enough to have his class online. He argued but cannot even express himself fluently. Let's see what happen to him in the future. He'll know how bad he is in dealing with people.