I was told not to offer assistance to another student in my class.

[highway17]

Yeah... Studying with a bad teacher does dent the quality of learning after all. And dented quality of learning leads to dented quality of knowledge and that may ultimately lead to not being as good at what you're doing as you could have been.

I agree. I'll send an anonymous email to the principal first.

[Tank]

Yeah... Studying with a bad teacher does dent the quality of learning after all. And dented quality of learning leads to dented quality of knowledge and that may ultimately lead to not being as good at what you're doing as you could have been.

I agree. I'll send an anonymous email to the principal first.

Why anonymous? How old are you?

[Whitney]

If the principal trusts you enough to help with school IT stuff I don't think you have to worry about him not trusting you if you approach him (or her) with concern about a teacher's conduct.  Believe it or not, the principles are not typically friends with the teaching staff because they have an employer/employee relationship.

[xSilverPhinx]

Try not to challenge her publicly in her classroom, that will end badly as she will almost definitely overreact.

...Unless you think you can win, which may still end badly... Or force her to resign. Can take quite a bit of metaphorical bloodshed, but there are ways.

If highway17 isn't inclined to be all ears at this point, I certainly am

I agree. I'll send an anonymous email to the principal first.

If you send an anonymous letter, the teacher will find out it was you anyways. She's probably got that episode lingering at the back of mind now, and if she's the bully type, will react accordingly.

Also, she might see it as another challenge to her feelings of weak authority if you go directly to the principal anonymously.

I think you should be straightforward and not anonymous, register somehow that you spoke to the principal about it, and if all goes wrong, you have a witness (the student that you were trying to help).

[highway17]

Just emailed the principal about the situation, and included my name.

[Asmodean]

Just emailed the principal about the situation, and included my name.

If there be need for turf war, then it would do good to have other people, who are considered relatively "solid" and "reliable" on your side. Have you talked to other teachers and peers to see if any one shared your opinion enough to join you..?

One letter to the head cheese is all good and well, but five is even better. Gets harder to put in the bottom the drawer for a few years (because should anything happen to warrant action later on, and should it come up that previous concern calls were made but not responded to, the principal would be in more trouble than he would like... And he knows it.)

[Sweetdeath]

The Asmodean speaks wise words.

[DeterminedJuliet]

Wow, did she actually say "worthless emotions"? What a tool.

[highway17]

Wow, did she actually say "worthless emotions"? What a tool.

Yeah. No response from the principal, neither by email or in person. I have the feeling I'm being ignored.

[Whitney]

Wow, did she actually say "worthless emotions"? What a tool.

Yeah. No response from the principal, neither by email or in person. I have the feeling I'm being ignored.

This is when a call from an angry parent helps.

[Tank]

Wow, did she actually say "worthless emotions"? What a tool.

Yeah. No response from the principal, neither by email or in person. I have the feeling I'm being ignored.

Give it 10 working days from sending your email and then request a response, simply confirming reciept of the original email. It'll chase them up while giving them a 'face saver' get out for not doing anything yet, "Oh, I'm sorry. We missed that. We'll get right on with it." If you don't get a response in 5 days from the chase up, write a letter and deliver it by hand. In the letter reitterate your original complaint and explain you have already sent an email and a chase up email. Hard copy is impossible to ignore.

[Crow]

Wow, did she actually say "worthless emotions"? What a tool.

Yeah. No response from the principal, neither by email or in person. I have the feeling I'm being ignored.

Give it 10 working days from sending your email and then request a response, simply confirming reciept of the original email. It'll chase them up while giving them a 'face saver' get out for not doing anything yet, "Oh, I'm sorry. We missed that. We'll get right on with it." If you don't get a response in 5 days from the chase up, write a letter and deliver it by hand. In the letter reitterate your original complaint and explain you have already sent an email and a chase up email. Hard copy is impossible to ignore.

Looks like you have had to chase up an invoice or two before 

[Tank]

Wow, did she actually say "worthless emotions"? What a tool.

Yeah. No response from the principal, neither by email or in person. I have the feeling I'm being ignored.

Give it 10 working days from sending your email and then request a response, simply confirming reciept of the original email. It'll chase them up while giving them a 'face saver' get out for not doing anything yet, "Oh, I'm sorry. We missed that. We'll get right on with it." If you don't get a response in 5 days from the chase up, write a letter and deliver it by hand. In the letter reitterate your original complaint and explain you have already sent an email and a chase up email. Hard copy is impossible to ignore.

Looks like you have had to chase up an invoice or two before 

How did you guess!

[not your typical...]

Was I justified in helping the student, and was my response to her ridiculous command justified?  Many students who have taken a class with this particular teacher have said she's a bitch.

You were completely right in doing and saying that. She is a bitch and she's jeopardizing the student's chance of gaining understanding. She should be fired.