Your opinions on students? Favourites etc?

Question

Just wondered how much teachers are affected by the pupils they teach...

(In a secondary school)

1. Is your favourite always the chattiest most confident student who makes you laugh?

2. Are they the student best at the subject you teach?

3. Do you ever hint to them they are your favourite?

4. Are there any pupils that creep you out?

5. Do you ever lie in bed worrying about a pupil?

6. Has something a pupil said/done effected you strongly?

7. Do you ever show your wife/friends a piece of work a child has done?

8. Do you treat your own children the same way you would pupils at school?

9. If you see a student out of school do you

a. smile and wave then carry on

b. Walk up and briefly chat to them

c. Go up for a long chat and introduce yourself to their parents

10. Is there ever a point in class when you want to say something to a pupil to chat, but don't know whether to or not? Or are you relaxed and say whatever comes into your head?

Answer 1

1) Well, I may have a favorite but when it comes to giving grades, I'm fair.

2) You can't expect all of them to like the subject you teach, it's your job to interest them.

3) As much as possible, I won't. They may become abusive.

4) Some do, well a class is composed of different students.

5) Of course, students are like your own children.

6) Yes, this may happen, but don't stick with it forever, keep moving forward.

7) There's no harm in sharing, as long as there's limitation.

8) Yes, they're both youth who needs to be molded.

9) a. Yes, why not? b. Maybe c. Maybe

10) Think if it'll benefit them, but there's no harm in sharing.

11) I would borrow, I try not to break it, it's not mine.

12) Gosh, it's natural.

13) Sure, why not? We can comment, make sure it's good, not bad.

Answer 2

Is it just me, or does anyone else find this to be quite a weird set of questions?

Are you a student who fancies your teacher?

Answer 3

1.  No.

2.  No.

3.  I tell every single one that they are my favorite student.

4.  Yes.

5.  Yes...one actually got dragged out of my room in handcuffs.

6.  Yes.

7.  Yes.

8.  No kids...and teaching is the reason why.

9.  Depends on who it is.

10.  I am rather relaxed in the classroom.

Answer 4

1.  Not usually, they are the ones who try to get to know me as a person

2.  Not usually

3.  I try not to, but some I can't help it

4.  Yep

5.  Frequently, although I try not to

6.  Not yet, but I have only been teaching one year

7.  Yes, when it is especially funny

8.  I don't have my own kids

9.  Depends on what kind of relationship I have with that student (some I like better than others...)

10.  I usually say whatever comes to my head, it is MY class after all.

11.  Well, I didn't borrow it, I took it because he had it out in class and put it in my pocket.  I washed my pants and it was still in the pocket and I totally ruined it.  He forgot about it, so I was totally in the clear.  I never did that again though.

12.  My stomach rumbles all the time in the class right before lunch.  My class thinks it is funny.

13.  Every day in every class. It is important to the students that you compliment them and notice them. Especially the quiet ones.

Answer 5

I don't have favourties but I have children who I'd say are 'great characters'.

1. Yes, mostly.

2. No.

3. Never.

4. Yes, but not many.

5. No.

6. Only in a social services case.

7. No.

8. Don't have children of my own.

9. A.

10. No, I'm always relaxed because I know what I should be saying etc.