Why is it a stereotype that English teachers are the worst?

I am a high school student and I constantly hear my parents and other adults talking about how English teachers are the worst. I don't understand though, because English teachers are generally the best. I have never had an English teacher who wasn't friendly and understanding. They also actually teach kids to analyze instead of regurgitate information.

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morphballganon@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

I've never heard that stereotype.

Maybe conservatives hate English teachers because of curriculum that contradicts their christian nationalist dogma?

RedIce25@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

For me I've either had really good or really bad English teachers, none were really in the middle.

TomMasz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

At the college level all the worst teachers I’ve had were for calculus.

lastunusedusername2@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y

I like it because my English teacher was the worst