Estreb

Depends on the schools policies. This could lead to expulsion, suspension, or something else.

Yes, absolutely. I keep in touch with many of those students via social media after they graduate.

Absolutely not. We are professionals, not petty children that can’t separate negative feelings from our job duties.

My response seems to be cut off. I said we love them

Not true. We are (most of us anyways) here to support our kids in any way we can. We want you to feel like you can come to us for whatever. If we can’t help, we’ll find someone who can.

Absolutely not. Most (non crazy) teachers view all their students in a similar way they would look at their kids or young family members. We love them

Yes. Which is why nearly half of people who enter the teaching profession will leave for a new career (most before they hit their 5th year). Most teachers (not all) will not stay in teaching if they don’t love it or have their passion for it anymore bc it’s just too hard of a job… Read More

Due to anti discrimination laws, most public schools don’t have any rules that prohibit teachers from disclosing this sort of information. However, some are just not comfortable sharing this with their students bc it’s too personal. The same way some teachers don’t like to talk about… Read More

Because we genuinely love our students. When a kid comes back and thanks you for putting them on the right path, or helping them fall in love with a career, or serving as a parental figure when they had a tough home life, it makes all the bullshit worth it.

Bc every kid is different, and teachers build better relationships with some kids than others (and that’s ok). It’s impossible for me to have the same exact same relationship with all of my 200 students. For example, some kids have no issue with me calling them out for talking or… Read More