I'm not trying to beat you up here, but here are some things to think about. If you want to respond, feel free to; however, you don't have to. My goal is that hopefully it makes you think a little.
So, there are no other reasons that he got cut? None? How many other points of view about this specific situation have you gotten besides that of Ronnie and friends? Have you asked the teacher about it? Is Ronnie a super-well-behaved student? Straight A's? Great attitude towards teachers and authority figures? I'm not saying he isn't. I simply don't know.
Since apparently you are into rock and metal, have you ever found yourself uttering phrases that demean other genres?
Did you ask permission to play them?
Are you paying for those heads and sticks? If not, could you afford to replace them if needed? I always consider this whenever I play someones instrument. If I could never afford to replace whatever it is I'm playing, I just don't play it.
So what? He doesn't like rock? Big deal. Let it go. If someone said something like this to me after hearing me play, I'd probably laugh a little and say, "You know? You're probably right! I'm not good enough to play jazz and/or classical music because I'm too much of a neanderthal." Heck, it may be interesting to have a conversation with him and ask him what's so great about classical music when compared rock.
Who the hell were you to go start bashing on some drums that you don't even own while he's standing right next to him? (Not trying to be mean; just using your verbiage). Even if it were my own personal kit at my own gig, I'd never play them with someone standing next to them without at least a word of warning. I know you are venting here, and that's totally cool, but conducting is very
I know you probably won't get this and may be dismissive, but you have no idea how hard teaching is and how difficult classroom management can be unless you have been put in that position. I'm not saying this guy is perfect by any stretch, but it's just hard being a teacher and trying to figure things out. I'd rather be a jerk to a kid and have him/her behave and learn than be a soft teacher and let a kid run all over me. Any day. All day. It's really difficult to find that balance between being an authority figure and being friendly. I have three college degrees, one of which qualifies me to teach high school English. Let me tell you that no one could pay me enough to do.
Like I said, I'm not here to beat you up. I really hope that this works out.