I knew of a teacher who was extremely unfair in grading. She favored certain students and would give them high marks even when their work was mediocre. Meanwhile, other students who worked hard got much lower grades for similar quality work. This unfairness created a very negative and competitive atmosphere in the class.
One horror story could be a teacher who constantly ridiculed students for getting answers wrong in front of the whole class. This made the students feel extremely humiliated and lose their confidence. It's a really bad situation as students are there to learn and make mistakes as part of the process, not to be shamed like that.
One of my bad teacher horror stories was having a teacher who would constantly yell at students for no good reason. If you made a small mistake like forgetting a book, she'd shout as if it was the end of the world. It was so intimidating that many students were afraid to ask questions in class.
One time, my math teacher would always yell at students for not understanding concepts immediately. He never took the time to explain things differently. If you asked a question, he'd make you feel stupid.
One of my bad college teacher stories was about a professor who was always late for class. He would stroll in 15 minutes or more after the scheduled start time, without any apology. It made the students feel disrespected and it disrupted the learning rhythm.
I heard of a teacher horror story where the teacher was very unfair in grading. They would give good grades to their favorite students regardless of the actual work quality, and give very low grades to those they didn't like. For example, one student worked really hard on a project but got a much lower grade than another student who just did a mediocre job but was the teacher's pet. This created a lot of frustration and disappointment among the students.
Sure. One bad teacher story I know is about a teacher who always yelled at students for no good reason. If a student made a small mistake like forgetting a book, the teacher would shout at them in front of the whole class, making the student feel very embarrassed and humiliated.
One common element is unfair grading. Just like I said before, some teachers play favorites and grade based on that rather than actual performance. Another is a lack of respect for students. Teachers who shout or are sarcastic are not showing respect. Also, some bad teachers don't teach well, they might just read from the book and not engage the students in real learning.
One horror story is when a teacher was falsely accused of inappropriate behavior by a student who wanted to get out of trouble for not doing homework. The school launched an investigation, and during that time, the teacher was ostracized by colleagues and some parents. It was a nightmare for the teacher until the truth finally came out that the student had lied.
There was a situation where a teacher lost their temper very easily. For example, if a student asked a simple question, the teacher would shout and make the student feel stupid. This created a very tense and negative learning environment for all the students in the class. In addition, the teacher would also give extremely harsh punishments for minor infractions, like writing lines hundreds of times. It was really a nightmare for the students.
In some urban schools, there are issues of lack of resources. A teacher might have horror stories related to this. There was a teacher who had to teach a science class with almost no proper equipment. They had to make do with broken test tubes and expired chemicals. It was a horror for the teacher as they couldn't provide a proper learning experience to the students and were constantly worried about safety issues.