Closed - Thanks for the replies.

Speak with him about it along with a few of your peers in a completely calm, nonattacking way.

Agreed with Cloaked. If that doesn't solve anything, go to the principal. Just remember to be calm, collected and reasonable and you stand a much better chance of accomplishing something.

Always keep in mind that if you say something that even seems to attack the teacher or his methods you will only succeed in making yourself look bad. Make sure when confronting him or taking it to the principal to say things like "It seems like..." and "I feel like..." and NOT "You do this." or "You're not fair."

definitely. ad hominen is not the way to go in forming a successful argument.

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The next step would be repeated approach to the administration, even if it is only one or two more tries. After that would be the board of education or superintendent. Treat it like the court appeals system: keep working your way up the chain until you are satisfied. That's how state systems work.

If it were to be something to truly get out of control, the media, such as your local newspaper, is a lovely thing to consider. Of course, you would have to offer some kind of event to win a reporter over, such as informing one of some form of protest you establish. This is if it get out of hand, though.

yeah . . . I'm not completely sure of the situation, but I think you should heavily weigh your outcomes before making any drastic actions/accusations. I've definately learned that sometimes you just have to suck it up and play "the game". Being confrontational will get you no where with anyone, be it a teacher or a bank teller (yeah, yeah, I know, but I'm out of clever stuff tonight :P ). If all else fails, let's look at it this way - - - you have only a couple of months until your test and only 1 more after that until the end of the year. Bringing this up NOW is a little pointless, and it's just going to make it look like there's some kind of a personal riff between you/your friends and your teacher. The fact that he knows about this website, etc. makes him only more defensive, and yes, admin. will side with him, because students try to get teachers fired all the time. I'm not saying you're wrong. I'm simply saying that it's a little late in the game to start pointing fingers and changing class schedules. If you want to address it again (which I would), do it in private with him, not with a gang of friends. That automatically makes it look like you are attacking him, and he is outnumbered, so of course he'll be on the defense. Ask him if you can schedule a conference with both him and an administrator, and address the matter in a calm, collected way. Be open-minded and understanding. I know it's hard, trust me, I'm the one who started "Overly-Opinionated Teachers"! But now my teacher and I DEBATE, and he has actually stopped pushing his political agenda on his classes - I never thought that I'd find a friend/companion/someone that I come running to whenever I have a problem out of this man. I'm not saying that you and your teacher will ever be "best buds" or will ever see eye to eye (I never thought I would), but be professional and mature, even if your teacher is unable to. It'll make the next few months bearable, and it might provide some unexpected results. . . .