There's a line that you shouldn't cross.Īnd especially as a new young teacher, make sure you are not in a room alone with a student behind closed doors. But you aren't their friend to go hang out at their house after school playing video games and gossiping. You can be willing to be a trusted adult for that student, listen to their problems, help them to find solutions, or resources to help them. You can still have a very good relationship with your students without being their friend. It's a mistake a lot of new teachers make, trying to be friends. You have a responsibility to be in charge of the classroom and the education of all the students and you can't do that effectively if they see you as one of them. If you blur the boundaries too much, the student starts expecting you to give them special treatment, not report them for breaking the rules, not bust them for cheating, not fail them if they don't do the work, etc. There is a power difference between a teacher and student. I will be "friendly" but not their friend. Thank you for helping me understand this in a better light and I am thankful for all the feedback I have received.
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I'll make sure to be as professional as possible while still being friendly, but not friends. Teaching is something I am passionate about so I will be going into the field regardless of what people might tell me. I may have a different perspective on things as I'm still in high school and have not yet fully understood the situation in a different perspective, as the teacher. I thought what it meant was friendly=friends but I was proven wrong and have since changed my views on this matter. I understand the difference between being friends and being friendly now. So tell me, why can't teachers and students be friends during school? I know that without some of my teachers, I would be dead today by my own accord. As such, I was called a "teacher's pet" and all that but they truly helped me become who I am today. Growing up, I didn't have many friends - if at all - so I usually befriended the teacher. It was to impact the lives of students as how my teachers have impacted my life. I remember the exact moment of when and why I chose what I did. I know I've wanted to become a teacher for at least a year now. However, is it that bad to be friends in school? Why can't they be both? I acknowledge that there are some things teachers and students can't do if they treated each other like their actual friends. I've heard a lot of teachers on this subreddit say that they are teachers and not friends. r/ECEProfessionals: early childhood education Share and discuss educational techologies that can support and improve teaching and learning. Share and discover teaching resources, including lessons, demos, blogs, simulations, and visual aids. Learn about and discuss the practice of teaching and receive support from fellow teachers. Learn about and discuss the news and politics of education.
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