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What do you think about teachers who become close friends with their students?

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Question added by Samar Saleh , Community Manager , Bayt.com
Date Posted: 2013/11/06
Nudrat Saleem
by Nudrat Saleem , Resource Person , Institutions

healthy distance and easy approachability maintains the sanctity of teacher-student relation.so instead of being a friend teachers should behave like guiding star for the pupils

aicha Laouar
by aicha Laouar , teacher , ben mahjoub

why not!! but without losing their respect 

Binod Timsina
by Binod Timsina , Human Resources Business Partner , CG Corp Global │ Chaudhary Group

Teacher is a mediator, fascinator, instructor and a close friend of the students. Teacher should be close to the students and solve the student’s problems also friendly. 

Mian Yusuf
by Mian Yusuf , Mathematics Teacher , Milwaukee Public Schools USA

I think it could be good or bad depending on the relationship established. If the relationship is helpful for the educational progress of the students then it is good. If the relationship is too close and objectionable then it is bad. The teacher should keep a reasonable distance even when he/she is close friend to his/her students.

 

Delia Lemos
by Delia Lemos , Health Care Support Worker , First City Nursing

The teacher/student relationship is one where the power is unequal. It's hard to translate that into a friendship. But, I do have friends now who were my teachers when I was a student, but we're more like acquaintences. 

Majeda Tahboub
by Majeda Tahboub , Expert Educator , Jude Publications

As long as the relation is well defined and status is recognized, I think there is nothing wrong.

mohammad rizwan
by mohammad rizwan , trainee developer , isoft developer

better answer is1 option, but you make distance, if student need true you can solve the proble, if student need is not write, you can denay. but student complene about you to the principle. he is not good, his activities is bad. than that is problem. but all teacher to be not good, some teacher to be bad  charactor, how you define. only his attitute and his behaviour and believe.

thanking you

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Very closed is bad, just close and firndly is OK, but I always keep a necessary distance

Al-Jazy Al-Qabandi
by Al-Jazy Al-Qabandi , Senior Translator , Burgan Bank

There are issues ethics and being in a position of power that complicate this.

Ahmad Alhassan
by Ahmad Alhassan , Chief Information Security Officer , Fintech

I think the relation would make the student more interested about the teacher subject it is more likely that the student will pay attention and being confidence to interact contribute trough the lesson.

atif ali
by atif ali , 5 moths worked as a Microsoft office instructor , base academy

it depends on the teacher;s nature. every aspect of teaching shuold be only for learners better recruitment ither it is closness or some thing else.

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