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"My French teacher was taking the register, and I said hola. I usually say Hola to all my teachers since a large majority of my family comes from Spain. As I said it, I instantly regretted it as she gave me a stern look and started yelling at me, saying I was apparently 'disrespecting her classroom' and 'trying to make a fool out of her'. My friends and I tried to explain that I do this all the time to every teacher, but she was not having it and sent me out. This was my first time having her as a teacher since it was the start of the year." Another User Comments: "NTJ but you should report her over-the-top behavior to someone that can tell her to calm the heck down. I'd be having so many words with her if you were my child... I say hola to people or howdy, depending on my mood. Nothing wrong with any positive greeting you give. Don't give two rips if it's French class or not." Short-Classroom2559 Another User Comments: "NTJ, but I cannot help but think of a Mr. Bean skit. I would maybe either write her a letter or take her aside before the next class and apologize again. People like that are power trippers. So you need to bow down to them and make a show of it to get back in their good graces. It might be worth it to suck it up in this instance and do so. Let them believe they are the almighty powerful. If that doesn’t work, I would consider seeing if you can transfer out of the class because she may maliciously grade you." lending_ear Another User Comments: "My reply will probably not go down well on here, but in my opinion, YTJ for your response when she was taking the class registration. I bet all your classmates went with the response of "yes" or "here" when she called their names. Why did you feel the need to be different from everyone else and come out with your response? You are in school, and obviously one school rule is to show respect to the teachers. By coming out with the response that you did, you showed a total lack of respect for your teacher. Next time, try to do the same as your fellow students and show some respect to your teacher." dmt19750804
