I few days ago I finally mangaed tp present an overdue oral presentation to my english teacher. Before I presented It I told her that I had to fix a few problems and edit itm But there might be a few mistakes in there. And I read it out. Just so you know the oral was about one of my greatest idols, J.R.R Tolkien so i knew alot about him. Most of what was in the oral I already knew, but there was this quote that i elised that i forgot to reference or hell, even put down as a quote. Anyway, next english lesson, my teacher approaches me and INTEAD of just asking wether I had or hadn't she just bluntly accused me of plagerisim. Thats right, this is what she said. "You're oral report. You copied it. I went onto the internet and found something that was similar worded. Very close to what you wrote. I've got the proof it you wanted." then i ask her for the proof but she ignored me. I didnt get a chance to defend myself before she buggered off. I never got the proof either. Wench. When she came back one of me mates there defended me, saying that he had proof read it and he knew that it was mine. He knew that I knew a lot about Tolkien. He knew i didnt copy from anyone else. She ignored him. So now my dad is waging a mini war on my english teacher for a number of reasons. For accusing me of plagerisim and lying, for the way she delt with the problem, and delt with me. Her lack of evidence, and the simple fact that she never bothered toi ask before acusation. So he called the principal, Herron. She seemd calm and unconcerned about the subject untill he told her about the consequences that last time this happened. THe last teacher to acuuse me of lying eventually got dishonerably transferred and then she resigned. now thatmay seem like over kill but here are the facts. One, she had done it to every student that was not her favroute, two the kids were only about six or seven. We were grade one kids. Anyway, when the pricipal heard about that she panicked, basically she went "oh s**t" She said she would organise a meeting between me and her the next day which was frieday. No bloody meeting. I even stayed late after school. So she had extra time to arrange a meeting. Afterwards Dad called the school again. No reply at all.
Well, now you can see why I'm not pleased. Bloody teachers and their stupid pricipals. *mumble mumble growl*
tehWillow · Sat Aug 27, 2005 @ 02:29am · 0 Comments |