Awkward silences
How common are awkward silences during lessons? I have noticed it is shocking how frequently I have experienced and heard others' experiences regarding the frequency of awkward silences. I also noticed that nearly everybody avoids admitting their existence out of fear and threat from teachers/tutors. How should one deal with the matter?
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I haven't had lessons yet. But it's you who pay the money. You have a right to claim. In usual shopping, if you got the wrong product, you could have a right to refuse to accept it and get the money back. I think it's the same. You can cut the cripple teacher who had threathed you and report italki. It will become profit for other customers(students). About retaliation, can't we block the teachers? We can block other members. You're not alone!
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Samantha, it's never late to defend yourself.
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I think the fact that you have been threatened and harassed by a teacher because of your feedback is much more serious than awkward silences. As to how you should handle awkward silences, or feeling of awkwardness with a teacher in general, you should change the teacher. But if a teacher has been harassing you, I would definitely report him or her to italki. Any harassment should be reported and especially by a teacher.
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And other students should be warned as well. I guess italki wouldn't tolerate if you told us the name. But if you've deleted your feedback, you shouldn't have.
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@Samantha
You should report teachers that are threatening and blackmailing you to the italki team.This behaviour isn't acceptable at all.
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