Should teachers be friends with students?
Yes, they should be nice to them so they know they genuinely care for them but No, teachers are professionals and should not be friends with their students. It is the same with parents and children. You love your children but you are not their friend, you are the authority figure that gives them structure and safety. Teachers are the same way, you give them structure and safety. Yes, the kids need to be loved by their authority figures and know that they are loved but they also grave structure. An example is when my husband was going through cancer treatment, we kept the girls on their schedule so they would not be affected. It helped all of us to maintain our daily schedule as much as possible. Social media has brought a whole new meaning to friends. Most teachers that are in the high school and junior high school level will not be friends with students until after they graduate. We also live in a small town where everybody knows everybody so parents and teachers are on Facebook. I have several of my students on with me so I have to be careful but that should be what I do anyway. I want to keep my digital footprint clean.
Yes, they should be nice to them so they know they genuinely care for them but No, teachers are professionals and should not be friends with their students. It is the same with parents and children. You love your children but you are not their friend, you are the authority figure that gives them structure and safety. Teachers are the same way, you give them structure and safety. Yes, the kids need to be loved by their authority figures and know that they are loved but they also grave structure. An example is when my husband was going through cancer treatment, we kept the girls on their schedule so they would not be affected. It helped all of us to maintain our daily schedule as much as possible. Social media has brought a whole new meaning to friends. Most teachers that are in the high school and junior high school level will not be friends with students until after they graduate. We also live in a small town where everybody knows everybody so parents and teachers are on Facebook. I have several of my students on with me so I have to be careful but that should be what I do anyway. I want to keep my digital footprint clean.
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