Female First.co.uk (11-07-2007): Mika's teacher torment

[Pamette]

Mika's teacher torment
11th July 2007 08:30:02

Mika was bullied by his teacher when he was at school.

The 'Grace Kelly' singer, who was ridiculed by fellow pupils throughout his childhood, claims he was shocked when his "nasty" teacher began picking on him.

He told Seven magazine: "The bullying was out of control. I was even picked on by one of my teachers, a female teacher.

"I don't know why she did it. I didn't provoke her. I wasn't the first and I imagine I wasn't the last she picked on. She was just a nasty piece of work. I wasn't brave. I was not a fighter in the classroom. I lost I was lame. I admit it. I saw myself more as the slow and stubborn turtle who quietly got on with what he was doing, knowing I would one day win the race."

The 23-year-old flamboyant star believes the bullying he suffered as a child caused his dyslexia to spiral out of control.

He said: "They used to throw things at me and call me a f***ing poof. I stopped talking and then I stopped reading and writing. That was baaad. I couldn't even write the name of my school. It was weird because at seven I could sight-read, then all my problems with dyslexia started. To this day I cannot sight-read. I cannot spell properly. My verbal IQ is high but not my written IQ!"

[vanessa]

Oh,poor Mika!What a awfull teacher:boxed:
Thanx for sharing with us!!

[Sara]

OMG, That is absolutely terrible!!! I knew he was bullied, but by his TEACHER!!!! No way!! What a ****ing bitch!!! I hope she's been sacked or smacked in the face by someone else she did it too! :naughty:

Poor Mika. I'm glad he's out of it now and can't be hurt by her.
We love you Mika!! :biggrin2: :thumb_yello:

[Sara]

Sorry Pamette, i forgot to thank you for posting!!! :thumb_yello: :biggrin2: xxx

[Pamette]

Sorry Pamette, i forgot to thank you for posting!!! :thumb_yello: :biggrin2: xxx
You don't have to thank me.

I would prefer it never happened to him thus I would never post it! :wink2:

[Sara]

You don't have to thank me.

I would prefer it never happened to him thus I would never post it! :wink2:

Yes, I know what you mean! x

[Mika_forever]

It´s one thing if pupils are bullying, but teachers? Thats seriously and utterly wrong!! That teacher would be in serious trouble if i knew who she was:furious:

I kiss to Mika, for having to put up with it:huglove:

[Mirtilla]

aww..it's awfule that certain teachers act this way:sneaky2: :thumbdown:

[JackViolet]

Unfortunately, teachers bully students all the time. I had a teacher like that after I first moved to the USA, and she was awful. I ended up getting stress-induced stomach pains whenever I had to go to school because of her, and I wasn't even the only one in class she was horrid to.

Poor Mika had to deal with bullying from both kids and teachers, though.

--Jack

[Becky]

Some teachers are just cows. I had one like that last year. I'm so glad I got put in a different class this year. It wasn't just me she picked on though, it was my friend too. It's like she hated the quiet smart ones. She'd interrogate me everytime I was off, yet if another teacher was there she'd really suck up to me. I absolutely hated it. It was as if she was just like the nasty kids that were there too.
I can't believe that people have to go through this by teachers as well as stupid kids too. Especially Mika.

[Clare]

Mika's teacher torment
11th July 2007 08:30:02

Mika was bullied by his teacher when he was at school.

The 'Grace Kelly' singer, who was ridiculed by fellow pupils throughout his childhood, claims he was shocked when his "nasty" teacher began picking on him.

He told Seven magazine: "The bullying was out of control. I was even picked on by one of my teachers, a female teacher.

"I don't know why she did it. I didn't provoke her. I wasn't the first and I imagine I wasn't the last she picked on. She was just a nasty piece of work. I wasn't brave. I was not a fighter in the classroom. I lost I was lame. I admit it. I saw myself more as the slow and stubborn turtle who quietly got on with what he was doing, knowing I would one day win the race."

The 23-year-old flamboyant star believes the bullying he suffered as a child caused his dyslexia to spiral out of control.

He said: "They used to throw things at me and call me a f***ing poof. I stopped talking and then I stopped reading and writing. That was baaad. I couldn't even write the name of my school. It was weird because at seven I could sight-read, then all my problems with dyslexia started. To this day I cannot sight-read. I cannot spell properly. My verbal IQ is high but not my written IQ!"

I do hate to hear things like that about people. I know how it can feel when things happen like that. It knocks your self confidence out of the window.

That sort of bullying can do a lot of damage.

[Mirtilla]

Unfortunately, teachers bully students all the time. I had a teacher like that after I first moved to the USA, and she was awful. I ended up getting stress-induced stomach pains whenever I had to go to school because of her, and I wasn't even the only one in class she was horrid to.

Poor Mika had to deal with bullying from both kids and teachers, though.

--Jack
me too, at high school. the worst years of my life.

[Pamette]

I do hate to hear things like that about people. I know how it can feel when things happen like that. It knocks your self confidence out of the window.

That sort of bullying can do a lot of damage.
I know that. Feeling less confident because of teachers! Between my 14 and18 years old, I had bad results at school because I didn't believe in myself.

[paula.pop]

yes this happens-I was bullied by a teacher too-it has to stop!

[ella]

It´s one thing if pupils are bullying, but teachers? Thats seriously and utterly wrong!! That teacher would be in serious trouble if i knew who she was:furious:

Yes, I totally agree with you!
I mean sometimes pupils are cruel to each other. I don't say that it's Ok, I don't say that I can accept it, I don't say that this problem shouldn't be solved in schools someway, but we all know well that it happens.
But teachers:blink: :boxed: :thumbdown: ...??!! I find it very-very distasteful and immoral. I think teachers should help bullied pupils to get back their self-confidence, and they should try to solve the problem, not that they make the situation even worse.
Teachers have a very big responsibility. It's not just a job, they have to have a calling. They have to be professional about their lessons and their knowledge, but also they have to love children and treat them equally good. It must'n (shouldn't) effect their work and calling if one of their pupils is black or gypsy or lebanese, or fat, wearing glasses, being muslim, having spots, wearing strange clothes or anything like that.

Anyway, I don't want it to sound like an agressive revenge, but I honestly hope that Mika's teacher read that article. I wonder how does it feel for her to look back on the past what she had done, and now looking at this brave, famous, talented, intelligent, unique and intelligent star. I suppose it just makes people think.

[Shezzy12]

Thanks for posting!
What a F***** Bi***!
Sorryy,..
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[Queenie]

I know that story...*sighs*
Thanks for posting, Pamette!

[lcmlcm]

i think most of ppl who experience his story will go violent
(ya i admit i watch too much of CSI...cold case...:roftl: )
but he didn't!He use music as remedy but not drugs or violence! well done!
his family must help him get through a lot:thumb_yello:

[mandilambi]

At least Mika was intelligent enough to not fight back. He certainly took the high road and gave a good example.

I feel bad for him with the low written IQ, but he had a lot against him. We all still know how intelligent he is, so none of us would think badly of him. :)

[Blue Sky]

These people who gave Mika a hard time at school will hopefully be very embarrassed now when they realise he is so famous and he has a platform for the whole issue of bullies and bullying.

They can't NOT recognise themselves if they ever read these articles and things. I mean, just the fact he was No. 1 for 5 weeks means he was TOTALLY unavoidable in the UK for at least those 5 weeks, every radio, every shopping mall, they must have heard him over and over!! I wish every time they hear his song they would feel guilty for what they did to him..... :boxed:

Strangely enough, just as I type this I remember something long-forgotten, that I was bullied by a teacher too. She shattered my confidence and I became unable to write English essays, couldn't even start them. My father worked really hard with me to regain my confidence in writing, and eventually I recovered, and did well in my final school exam in that subject. But she had a profoundly negative effect on me.

Now I write so much people are always like Get to the point!! (Brevity is not in my vocabulary!!)

[Lucy]

I hate when older people picked on younger ones especially in school. I know exactly what MIKA went through. I got picked on a lot too. Thank God he turned out so great!!!
LOVE YOU MIKA.

[Clare]

Thanks for posting!
What a F***** Bi***!
Sorryy,..
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I have seen that video footage about where them girls laugh about him because they think he is gay. Even if Mika was gay, does it matter? No!!!

Those people on the video are just childish.

[IngievV]

Aww poor Mika! My brother was picked on by his teacher as well. He really hated him. When other kids threw erasers at the teacher, he blamed my brother. In the middle of the winter he had to take his sweater off and sit in the cold classroom with only his shirt on. One day it all became so bad that the teacher even attempted to throw a table, yes a table, to my brother but another (sweet) teacher stopped him from doing that. My mum took us both out of that school because she was afraid that when I was in the same class with the same teacher, he would do the same things to me. My brother had to the previous year over, because that stupid school burned all his notebooks and tests so there was nothing left and it was necessary that he started over again. I'm glad that I never faced that teacher because I can be quite vicious when I'm angry...:mf_rosetinted:

[Becky]

i think most of ppl who experience his story will go violent
(ya i admit i watch too much of CSI...cold case...:roftl: )
but he didn't!He use music as remedy but not drugs or violence! well done!
his family must help him get through a lot:thumb_yello:

If you mean just the school bulling thing, I doubt this. I think alot of children have been bullied at some point in their lives; I know I have. But I've made a number of vows to myself, after the things I've witnessed and experienced and maybe some of those are slightly unhealthy, but I'll make sure I never turn out a mess. I'll have a happy enviroment for my kids, if I ever have them.
But if you mean the whole kaboodle, I suppose it depends what kind of person you are:wink2:

[IngievV]

I have seen that video footage about where them girls laugh about him because they think he is gay. Even if Mika was gay, does it matter? No!!!

Those people on the video are just childish.

Where is the video?:shocked:

[Clare]

Where is the video?:shocked:

It's on the Chat about Mika forum, thread "Why don't they leave him alone"

If you can't find it I'll post the link.

[IngievV]

It's on the Chat about Mika forum, thread "Why don't they leave him alone"

If you can't find it I'll post the link.

I will look for it, thanks:thumb_yello:

If I ever find these girls and I will, then...then...I'll throw a marsmellow at them, hah!:mf_rosetinted:

[Clare]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yZiK7p4yNog xxxx (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yZiK7p4yNog )

Here's the link. I hate it!!!!

[lcmlcm]

If you mean just the school bulling thing, I doubt this. I think alot of children have been bullied at some point in their lives; I know I have. But I've made a number of vows to myself, after the things I've witnessed and experienced and maybe some of those are slightly unhealthy, but I'll make sure I never turn out a mess. I'll have a happy enviroment for my kids, if I ever have them.
But if you mean the whole kaboodle, I suppose it depends what kind of person you are:wink2:

i mean the whole classroom and his teacher treat him that way, it seems nobody is on his side, somehow it will turn out to be very negative-mind and filled with resentment, and as Blue Sky said there is profoundly negative effect.
maybe i also watch too much japanese bully school drama too, it is quite extreme :biggrin2:
luckily i never have any bully thing in my school life as i must fight back if they provoke me:naughty:

[lcmlcm]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yZiK7p4yNog xxxx (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yZiK7p4yNog )

Here's the link. I hate it!!!!

what the...?i dun get it....
she is annoying:sneaky2:

[IngievV]

what the...?i dun get it....
she is annoying:sneaky2:


The voice.....my ears.....must...throw...marshmellow...at...*dies from the voice*:shocked:

[Clare]

what the...?i dun get it....
she is annoying:sneaky2:

Yeah you are right. She reminds me of an immature kid.

[cath85]

I'd already heard about that teacher bullying him. the world is full of idiots...

[DaMango]

The best revenge is to live well. If the bullies could only see him now...

Oh wait, they probably have! Mika has definitely had the last laugh.

[Clare]

The best revenge is to live well. If the bullies could only see him now...

Oh wait, they probably have! Mika has definitely had the last laugh.

I know the best revenge for the bullies. Put them on the programme, "I'm a Celebrity Get me out of here!!!!!"

[happikali]

I know the best revenge for the bullies. Put them on the programme, "I'm a Celebrity Get me out of here!!!!!"
HHHhhhmmm ... I was bullied by a teacher at school when I was about 8 yrs. old .... she was sacked ... !!!! :sneaky2: :mf_rosetinted:

[Clare]

HHHhhhmmm ... I was bullied by a teacher at school when I was about 8 yrs. old .... she was sacked ... !!!! :sneaky2: :mf_rosetinted:

What did she do. Hope you don't mind me asking.

[sherry_baby]

Thanks for posting :thumb_yello:


x

[esperia75]

OMG :shocked: I think that teacher was almost hysterical...

[*Danique]

That's terrible :S Poor Mika...

[Clare]

That's terrible :S Poor Mika...

Wish we knew of Mika then. We would have given him loads of support.

Hugs to Mika

[xxprincesschezzaxx]

awww

poor mika


:crybaby:

why are some ppl so horrible?

x

[Clare]

awww

poor mika


:crybaby:

why are some ppl so horrible?

x

I dunno. Horrible people need their bottoms slapping.:biggrin2:

[xxprincesschezzaxx]

I dunno. Horrible people need their bottoms slapping.:biggrin2:

ii no yh lol


grrrrrrrrr

x

[RAK1]

It's a sad fact, but he's not the first person I have encountered with this problem. My youngest niece had the same problem with a teacher in her school until my sister put her foot down. And just today I was talking to my 88 year old aunt about bullying and she told me that a teacher bullied her in school, but no one ever helped her. So Mika has a kindred spirit out here.

[Clare]

ii no yh lol


grrrrrrrrr

x

Grrrrrrr!!!!! :biggrin2: :naughty:

[Mikafish]

It's awful that this kind of thing happens but I do know how it feels.

It was my Science teacher, I was bullied majorly at school but when she added to it life became hell.

I even tried to kill myself...bad times.

But I've come thro it and can smile again.

It's great that Mika can talk about these things hopefully some young people in the same situation will be inspired by this.

Love you Mika.

Thanks for posting Pamette

[RAK1]

It's awful that this kind of thing happens but I do know how it feels.

It was my Science teacher, I was bullied majorly at school but when she added to it life became hell.

I even tried to kill myself...bad times.

But I've come thro it and can smile again.

It's great that Mika can talk about these things hopefully some young people in the same situation will be inspired by this.

Love you Mika.

Thanks for posting Pamette

AWWW Mikafish, BIG hugs for you, we love you here.
We can only hope that enough people out there know about what Mika went through and can find the strength to reach out to get help.
I know that we here would have jumped at the chance to protect Mika back then (I would have done the same for one of my best friends as he went through exactly the same thing as Mika), but as that is done and we can't change it, what we can do is be on the lookout for it with others and help them. And don't forget it's not just children who get bullied, it's tragically on the rise the workplace too.
We should we vigilant to help stamp it out.

[Marianne84]

I can imagine what Mika has gone through. :tears: I was bullied by other pupils for nine years. NINE YEARS! I couldn't do anything about it for I was too shy. That wasn't fun at all. :thumbdown:

At least I can comfort myself with the thought that I wasn't alone... Mika is one year older than me so he was bullied at the same time.

[chartreuse]

wow, you all seem to have some horrible school-teacher experiences. :boxed: I definitely didn't/don't have a ball of a time but I mostly got along with everyone. I actually talked back to my teachers (still do, when necessary) :bleh: and I think it's so important to do that, because I've had enough bull from other aspects of my life to take beatings from some abusive lowlife who thinks they have power over me.


Poor Mika. I'm glad he's out of it now and can't be hurt by her.

actually, i think it's too late for that now. :emot-sad:

[Pamette]

It's awful that this kind of thing happens but I do know how it feels.

It was my Science teacher, I was bullied majorly at school but when she added to it life became hell.

I even tried to kill myself...bad times.

But I've come thro it and can smile again.

It's great that Mika can talk about these things hopefully some young people in the same situation will be inspired by this.

Love you Mika.

Thanks for posting Pamette
:huglove:

Sometimes life is very very very hard!

I know what you felt! But I hope it made us stronger!

Love to all the MFC members!

[haru]

Thanks Pamette :thumb_yello:

I was bullied by the other kids and the teacher in elementary school too, so I know how it feels.

Mika, everybody loves you now !!

[Clare]

Thanks Pamette :thumb_yello:

I was bullied by the other kids and the teacher in elementary school too, so I know how it feels.

Mika, everybody loves you now !!

Yeah we love you Mika.:snog: :yay: :thumb_yello:

[Anzuzu]

I can imagine what Mika and other who's been bullied have gone through. :crybaby:

I was bullied three years in junior high. The fact that I was clever, colourful and self-confident was enough to some of my male classmates. They tried to made my school days feeling like being in the hell. They barked and pushed me both in classroom and in corridors, they threw stones over me, stole my stuff and made lots of pupils hate me (I don't know how and why).

They often described how they could torture me, let me suffer and in the end kill me. :shocked: They even threatened to kill one of my male friends cos' they believed that we were dating (thank God they didn't know he was gay). Teachers and even my friends didn't care, they just let it happen in front of their eyes. My parents tried everything to stop it. The rector of my school was the only one who listened us and at last she helped me get rid of bullying when I went to high school. :thumb_yello:

One thing I love most about Mika is that he's courage to talk about his terrible experiences at school. I think Mika's story really gives strenght to those who are or have been in the same situation. Mika has given lot of comfort for me with he's songs, lyrics and interviews. I think especially that Grace Kelly is more than ironic insult for the record companies. For me it reflects the fact that Mika survived the bullying thing without changing his inner self. And I really admire it! :huglove:

[lcmlcm]

I was bullied three years in junior high. The fact that I was clever, colourful and self-confident was enough to some of my male classmates. They tried to made my school days feeling like being in the hell. They barked and pushed me both in classroom and in corridors, they threw stones over me, stole my stuff and made lots of pupils hate me (I don't know how and why).

Sorry for what it happened, it's really terrible
i really can't get the bully, why they would pick someone for no reason and did horrible thing to him....
for them, they just want to 'play' and make their life more unusual


One thing I love most about Mika is that he's courage to talk about his terrible experiences at school. I think Mika's story really gives strenght to those who are or have been in the same situation. Mika has given lot of comfort for me with he's songs, lyrics and interviews. I think especially that Grace Kelly is more than ironic insult for the record companies. For me it reflects the fact that Mika survived the bullying thing without changing his inner self. And I really admire it! :huglove:

yes, actually i think mika somehow is very open to his own life (except his orientation, it's his own very private life, i totally understand)
actually he almost tell us everything about his past, even its not a very good experience

[Mireille]

So I have something in common with Mika... and you all ! As for me, it was my German teacher who harrassed me. She hated me because I was (and still am) physically disabled - I am very short sighted. She always said to me : "Don't think somebody's gonna hold your hand all your life !". But I have never asked anybody to hold my hand... especially her ! She also pretended my answers were wrong when they were not. And I remmber one day, she found the rests of an half-eaten apple on the ground of the classroom, and of couse, she decided I was the person who did it ! So, she wanted to force me to eat that disguting trash ! :shocked: But this time, I clearly refused and nearly became rude ! I think this surprised her a lot because afterwards, she - almost - left me alone but as long as I adopted a frightened and defensive attitude, she really harassed me ! She did this to another pupil, because he was the onely (lonely one) boy of the classroom. But with him, things became much harder and unfair since she finally expelled him from her courses for no reason (she had provoked him and he had retaliated but I still think he was right).
I also had problems with a schoolmaster when I was little : she was verbally and physically violent. She would beat all of us and scream at us like a madwoman. I was afraid of her, too, but in a way, it was less difficult to endure because she was like this with all of us and not especially me.
But be reassured : I had GREAT teachers, too !

[soon-to-bemrs.penniman]

Humans can be such a$$holes sometimes.
(excuse my French)

He said: "They used to throw things at me and call me a f***ing poof. I stopped talking and then I stopped reading and writing. That was baaad. I couldn't even write the name of my school. It was weird because at seven I could sight-read, then all my problems with dyslexia started. To this day I cannot sight-read. I cannot spell properly. My verbal IQ is high but not my written IQ!"

That is so sad. What idiot called him a "f***ing poof"???:shocked:
Where is he/she????!:mad3: :boxing:
What does that even mean?
*mumbles about idiots,ingrates, and ignorant people in general*

[chartreuse]

A "poof" is a gay man. It's not as rude as faggot but it's considered offensive.

[Clare]

So I have something in common with Mika... and you all ! As for me, it was my German teacher who harrassed me. She hated me because I was (and still am) physically disabled - I am very short sighted. She always said to me : "Don't think somebody's gonna hold your hand all your life !". But I have never asked anybody to hold my hand... especially her ! She also pretended my answers were wrong when they were not. And I remmber one day, she found the rests of an half-eaten apple on the ground of the classroom, and of couse, she decided I was the person who did it ! So, she wanted to force me to eat that disguting trash ! :shocked: But this time, I clearly refused and nearly became rude ! I think this surprised her a lot because afterwards, she - almost - left me alone but as long as I adopted a frightened and defensive attitude, she really harassed me ! She did this to another pupil, because he was the onely (lonely one) boy of the classroom. But with him, things became much harder and unfair since she finally expelled him from her courses for no reason (she had provoked him and he had retaliated but I still think he was right).
I also had problems with a schoolmaster when I was little : she was verbally and physically violent. She would beat all of us and scream at us like a madwoman. I was afraid of her, too, but in a way, it was less difficult to endure because she was like this with all of us and not especially me.
But be reassured : I had GREAT teachers, too !

I am sorry you went through that. I went through the same problems when I was away at boarding school. The pupils didn't like my hair so they called me names. Every time I went down the corridor they would shout the same name at me time and time again.It was awful.

I am 33 now and still remember it like it was yesterday.

[melman92]

How awful ! Poor Mika !

[PhotoJenic]

I don't know if this has been said yet (I just found the thread.) It breaks my heart know that he was bullied at school. I know a lot of people were/are and it's just plain sad. There's no need of it!

I hope the people that tortured him SEE him in magazines, on tv, on the radio, and what not and SEE HOW successful he has become. I hope they feel bad for what they have done and I hope they realize that it wasn't worth/and still is not worth it to bully people. You're not going to keep someone down forever - you just will in that point of time. Eventually you're just going to help them become a stronger person, and they will get farther in life than you.

At least that is just how I see it. I was bullied and tortured non-stop. Jr high was the worst years of my life and then high school. I threatened to drop out of high school if it was like the jr.high. I'm now at college and I'm having the best years of my life - I don't want it to end! Granted there are STILL those people who haven't matured and still like to bully - but the number of good friends I have pretty much rules out the bad. The only things that bite is that because I was picked on so much I'm now nervous around new people because I never know what they're going to be like. I'm also having to learn how to stand up for myself because like Mika I never did. I just tried to blend into the background and hope that I wasn't noticed. That's changing though, if someone does me wrong - like bully me - they're going to know that I don't put up with that.

It's kind of funny (well for me) but the kids that used to make my life miserable went off to bigger colleges. I'm at a small college close to home. Eventually I happen to see them walking around my small college because I guess they couldn't make it at where they were at, or didn't like it. It just makes me laugh inside because people back at home know about my college. They think it's a college where anybody can go because they accept most people - but just because they do that doesn't mean the work is easy... oh no the work is pretty intense sometimes. It's just funny because they're the type that would never think of going here but now they've come to where I am and they can now see how much better I'm doing without them in my life.


Sorry for that long winded rant, it just strikes close to home and all.