# Long term effects of "bad" teachers?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-effects-of-bad-teachers/718567>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 26, 2015, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-effects-of-bad-teachers/718567 "2015-04-26T10:28:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-effects-of-bad-teachers/718567/41 "2015-05-01T13:44:40Z")

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> [@Battle\_Pope](#):
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> One group of teachers as a whole that just occurred to me - PE (physical Ed./Gym whatever you call them).
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> Every single one I encountered was a intolerant, vindictive asshole. If you weren’t good at sport or were trying but unfit or overweight - rather than encouragement, motivation or help they _always_ resorted to insults, shaming and ridicule.
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> After years of that I learned to hate and despise all forms of team sport and a lot of physical activity which has had a huge, long term effect.

PE teachers today, even the good ones, always have to deal with this stereotype. Which BTW, has not gone away only pushed under and hidden since PE teachers actually get most of their money from the teams or players they coach. Their are PE teachers who pull over half their money running clinics and giving private coaching. Also being a winning coach also looks good on your resume.

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**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-effects-of-bad-teachers/718567/42 "2015-05-01T14:56:38Z")

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I just had a flashback to 7th grade PE class when I had – long story short – a big open scrape injury on my neck and got a doctor’s note to sit out of PE because I wasn’t supposed to get sweat in the wound. When I showed the teacher the note, she scoffed and said, “Like you do enough to sweat.” I spoke up (this was rare for me) and pointed out it was June and we were playing kickball outside – I didn’t _have_ to do anything to sweat and I’d sweat anyway – and she let me sit out.

God I HAAAATED gym class. To this day, I hate playing any kind of competitive sport because of so many bad memories. The only gym teacher I ever liked was the man who taught it from 3rd-4th grades: he was funny and nice to everybody.

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