being a friend
Posted February 29th, 2008 by milk
i think today teachers want the kids to like them and be their friend. i think teachers need to be teachers not friends. this dosnt mean you cant be there to talk if they need it but you need to relize that you are there to teach. i had a 11th grade english teacher who tried to be everyons friend and as a result the class was out of control everyday. in the end if you teach them without the worrie they think your "cool" they will apreciate it later.
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Need to find a Balance
I think that teachers need to find a balance between being a teacher and a friend to their students. If you don't try and understand or get along with you students they will never respect you and at the same time if you are to "buddy buddy" with your students they will not listen and think that they can get away with anything. I do believe that you can be friends with your students and maintaining that teacher- student relationship. It may take years to figure out how but I do believe that it can happen. Obviously I'm not talking about the kind of friends that you had in high school but the friendship between a teacher and student should be a mutual respect friendship. If you can't get along with your students how will they ever learn?