tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post405447705496196714..comments2024-03-19T00:04:13.541-04:00Comments on Successful Teaching: The Fine Line Between Friend and Teacherloonyhikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-26254517868348439932011-05-15T09:09:16.797-04:002011-05-15T09:09:16.797-04:00@MousheyJ I think as teachers we constantly need t...@MousheyJ I think as teachers we constantly need to remind ourselves of the consequences of our actions. Even though we may be innocent, we also need to think about how others may perceive our actions too. Thanks for reading my blog and leaving a comment!loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-14602518885481554792011-05-15T08:21:49.487-04:002011-05-15T08:21:49.487-04:00It seems like younger teachers seem to have more o...It seems like younger teachers seem to have more of an issue with this. Especially high school teacher, who as you pointed out, are close to the same age as their students. I've talked to other younger teachers, who say things like "I forget who I am talking to" or "I don't feel like I am talking to a student". This is were the line becomes diminished, and it's MousheyJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11991877775240831043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-803040408273322282011-04-22T11:08:55.547-04:002011-04-22T11:08:55.547-04:00@Katie What a great story! Sometimes the best way ...@Katie What a great story! Sometimes the best way to handle a situation is to meet it head on! I loved the way you dealt with this. Thanks for sharing and reading my blog!loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-38802009272243082452011-04-19T13:25:32.951-04:002011-04-19T13:25:32.951-04:00I just found your blog and I thought this post was...I just found your blog and I thought this post was particularly interesting. I recently graduated with my degree in elementary education. I work as an aide and the 5th graders that I have were constantly picking me flowers on the playground and telling me I was pretty, nothing inappropriate at first. It then started to get a little bit worse and they would ask me about my husband (who I Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10700333932709256423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-32947629917205503932011-04-18T17:34:21.075-04:002011-04-18T17:34:21.075-04:00@Mr. David T. Miller Thanks for the additional sug...@Mr. David T. Miller Thanks for the additional suggestions!! That is an important point you make about dress appropriately too.loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-35228229784390305312011-04-18T17:10:45.658-04:002011-04-18T17:10:45.658-04:00Great, practical post, here are few points I would...Great, practical post, here are few points I would add:<br /><br />-Preventative measure helps a lot as well. Enforcing the dress policy, seating chart, attendance/tardies, and any other classroom procedures helps establish this as a mentor relationship not a friendship.<br /><br />-You may have mentioned this one, but when a student says "hey buddy", gives a nickname, or goes over theMr. David T. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01652065247337189304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-42436686696287022752011-04-18T09:04:11.388-04:002011-04-18T09:04:11.388-04:00@Sioux These were wonderful tips! Thanks for addin...@Sioux These were wonderful tips! Thanks for adding to the ones I listed. It really helps to get others chiming in to this conversation! :)loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-12151307381344265932011-04-18T07:34:19.516-04:002011-04-18T07:34:19.516-04:00I very directly will tell students, "I am not...I very directly will tell students, "I am not in a popularity contest...if there are times you don't like me, that's okay, because I am your teacher. I'm here to teach you. Your parents--when they say 'no'--that is so much harder than saying 'yes.' Part of my job is to teach you how to be the best citizen/person you can be, so there will be times when I will have Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.com