I have to agree with Overcast. The question shouldn't be ''who is to be blamed'' because that's actually completely unproductive. In a way, it's counterproductive because you aren't doing anything to truly help the student or improve/find where the real issue is. Blaming will always lead to fighting...

Damn, I didn't even know so many ways existed, haha :) thank you for sharing. That's quite useful considering how many rude people we can encounter on the daily basis. Anyway, my way of dealing with those individuals is the way that's listed under the number 10 - fight them with kindness. When I use...

Well, I am not a teacher yet but I can tell you what my own teachers have done and told us how to handle it when we're met with this issue. Since you're teaching at the college/university level, I would honestly first ask politely what's the problem, if they want to share their thoughts with class a...

Hello everybody, my name is Lunga and I am soon to be a teacher in real life. I am still currently getting my degree - two exams left and I'm all done. After that, I have no idea where the world will take me but I have always been a fan of going abroad and possibly teach children. I have traveled ma...