Dear Rodger:
I see on the My Day Job section of your website that you are a teacher, so you should know about what I want to ask you. I am 33 years old and teaching as a part-time faculty member for the first time. I am very attracted to one of my students. The class is part of an MA program and the student who has caught my eye is 31. There is no question that he is at least as interested in me as I am in him, because he flirts with me every class session. I am planning to ask him out soon, but I decided to check with you before I do that, to make sure it is all right to do this sort of thing in the academic world.
Prof with a Plan
Dear Prof with a Plan ~
Did you eat an extra bowl of stupid this morning?
No, No, No! It is absolutely unacceptable for you to date one of your students while he's in your class. It would be the definition of unprofessional to do such a thing.
After the course is over & you’ve turned in your grades, it’s a different story.
Rodger
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4 comments:
you got me ROFL with your line about the girl eating the bowl of stupid - good stuff!
I understand that teacher students romances are a problem when the teacher is 40 and the student is 16or when the professor is 60 and the student is 19, but I'm not so sure the problem is still there when both of the people are adults, as in this case where they are both in their 30s.
The ages of the professor and the student do not have anything to do with this. The point is that the professor has the power to give the student a failing grade. The power differential is so significant that any kind of romantic relationship is wrong, wrong, wrong!
I cannot believe any decent professor (even a part time one) would think it is acceptable for her to date a student. This makes me lose respect for professors who I think should be role models.
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