teacher-friend!

hi friend, ya my maths teacher is like my friend. I like him very much

The dynamic between teacher and student is different than the dynamic between two friends who are on equal footing. Until the student attains the same kind of status as the teacher, it is still a student-teacher relationship. That is not to say that they cannot be friendly with one another. The same way a child and a parent cannot be friends unless the parent stops parenting the child, a teacher cannot be a friend with a student until they stop playing that role within their relationship.

My teaching career started way back in the 1960s. Throughout the years, a few students have become friends, and remain so. It depends entirely upon the individual. In this country, this has become suspect, as there has been so much publicity about those whose relationships with students are immoral and illegal! But I don't think anybody should teach who doesn't genuinely love people, even if they're young ones. Friendships are bound to come from that, at least occasionally!

Hi justincho, welcome to mylot and enjoy your stay here. Yes, a teacher can be a friend too. But the student must keep the respect and don't think that can treat the teacher like the other friends. It is important to remember. I am a teacher and I had students that becames friends for years after graduation. But some tryed to became friends only to get advantages and thought that could treat me like another friend, without respect sometimes in front of the others students. They only try it once and I made sure that they never more did it. A teacher need to keep the respect from the students no matter if they are friends or not. A teacher-friend can give good advices and open new horizons, but remember that a teacher is always a friend and never an enemy. But sometimes a teacher can be a friend out of the school too. Cheers and welcome.

funny i am about to post the same discussion when i bumped yours so i will just answer to this instead.. yes, it is very possible but better if you are befriend with your teacher after the school year or after classes..it is inapropriate to show closeness durign classes, so if you are that close be formal and casual durign classes to avoid to be tag as teacher's pet.. i have this scenario i became so close to my english prof in college and we became best of friends even stayed in the same apartment for quite sometime, but we make it a point that in classes we are formal and teacer-student relationship prevail...that was 6 years ago and we remain friends until now..

A teacher can treat students in a friendly way but they should not be friends with their students. Kids should have friends their own age and there is just too many potential lines to be crossed by a teacher trying to be friends with his or her students. Doesn't mean you can't talk to them and be nice, but you shouldn't be calling them or hanging out with them.

A resounding yes to that question. In my experience, I got better result with my students when I became friendly with them. They're more open to learning and became more active in the classroom. They have to know though that being friends would not mean higher grades nor special favors. There were rules to be followed inside the classroom and I had to be consistent in its implementation. Let's just say that we understood each other perfectly well. I still maintain good relationship with most of my former students.