Plans to Deal with My Math Teacher

My math teacher is terrible. She is the worst teacher I have ever had. This is not an exaggeration. She is having to teach the "Prerequisites" chapter 3 times because people do so poorly on the tests. And it's not because the tests are particularly hard or the students are particularly stupid. None of the other teachers who teach Precalculus have these problems. I either ace or get high A's on all of the tests, but that is only because I am blessed (thank fate and fortune!) with capabilities of mathematical reasoning which permit me to teach myself from the book and tune in only occasionally to what the teacher is actually saying. It is impossible to expect everyone to follow in this suit. Very few people are actually capable of learning something entirely from a book. If this were the case we would not have schools or any institutions of learning. Humans differ in their styles of learning, and it is indisputable that a more holistic mode of learning which incorporates human interaction as well as individual thinking is ideal for teh comprehension of ideas. Needless to say, I am thankfully one of the few people whose grade is not suffering because of my teacher's blazing incompetance. I don't mean to hold it against her as a person. But let's face it, she should not be teaching math at this level, let alone at any level. The decision to have her teach this course has been a grave and inexcusable misfortune to at least 100 students. For the large quantity of people who are failing, this course represents the end of the road in math. Unless they have a particular love for mathematics, the multitudes of people who are struggling will see their vain efforts as merely the limits of their mathematical reasoning, and from this experience will be inclined to never willingly enroll in math again. The teacher's brazenly deconstructive attitude of sarcasm and dull wit preach maxims like, "math is not fun", "not that you will ever use this", "I am a mean person", etc. While this may be true in the experiences and opinions of some, teaching while preaching this dogma is counterproductive toward the goal of any teacher: to teach. These simple actions for a teacher are of capitally offensive hypocracy in terms of the goals of their job. It also accomplishes the greatest crime in the world of math and academia: to discourage and even destroy, rather than encourage the further pursuit of learning. I will be the first to admit that math beyond 1st year algebra is totally useless in 99% of the real world, but the usefulness of math goes beyond the superficial formulas and theorems on the page. For some, mathematics may be a great obsession or hobby or point of interest, but for everyone it is an exercise in a rational logical thought process which is vital intellectual development. This teacher has destroyed that. It goes beyond diabolical.

You are aware that I am angry. Yes, I am angry because my education is being needlessly attacked, but more so for the sake of others. I feel little to no personal effect for the crimes of my math teacher; it is other who do. I am very rarely angry. Perhaps I will get annoyed from time to time, but I try to rationally reason things, and when I do I usually see that anger is pointless. But I have rationally reasoned and I am still angry. So the question is: what do I do? Since I'm not often angry, I didn't know what to do at first. But then I thought and I thought, and I talked with some people then thought some more. Then I started scaling my ideas to a larger size. And then, things came together. What I am now planning is a massive petition effort at the end of this year to salvage scores of new students from having their interests in mathematics stomped upon and mutilated. I shall have as many people as I can find write letters to the principal, carefully chronicalling these offenses in such quantity and quality as to breed no other opinion but action. I have chosen the end of the year because it seems to be a time when the year is subject to review, people feel the safest making criticism, and teachers can (theoretically, but not practically) be removed. Maybe removal is the right solution, maybe forced migration to a position that requires less advanced explanation (not that precalculus is advanced my any means; it's very rudimentary, but clearly too complex for this teacher). I don't know. Many will find these conclusions hard and cruel. Indeed they are. But it is the least cruel of two options: 1) move/remove the teacher, 2) let countless more students have their interest in math and academics be possibly crushed at this all too crucial age.