"My daughter is a senior in high school, and she needs to study physics to prepare her for her intended college major. We knew there what I will call "differences in learning philosophy" with the physics teacher at her school, but figured she could make it through a less-than-ideal learning experience. This teacher tries to motivate students by instilling fear. He calls them stupid and idiots. At parents' night, he said that "one cannot be a mentor without being a tormentor.""
"My daughter says that, on at least two occasions, he has threatened to drown his son, a middle schooler at the same school who the students know by acquaintance, if they do not perform well enough in their coursework. On another occasion, she said he threatened to cut his son up and serve him for dinner for the same reason."
"I'm disturbed, too. But while I do admit to having put some thought into figuring out This Man's Particular Damage, I don't think our theories actually matter here. Even just ("just") calling the students "idiots" and "stupid" is absolutely unacceptable. Your route for recourse here is through his boss, either the principal or the head of the school, and you should reach out immediately."
A high-school senior needs physics for a planned college major and is in a class with a teacher who uses fear-based motivation. The teacher routinely calls students "stupid" and "idiots" and claimed that a mentor must be a tormentor. The teacher reportedly threatened to drown his son and to cut him up and serve him for dinner if students did not perform. The parent finds the conduct alarming and unprecedented. Insulting students and making violent threats is unacceptable. The recommended recourse is to contact the teacher's supervisor, either the principal or head of school, immediately.
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