2006-07-18 10:28:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
yes,without any ado.You give phone numbers to friends and if a teacher did not consider his pupils as his friend the he/she should seek another job,should he not?
2006-07-18 10:52:52 · answer #1 · answered by mustafaalnagar 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
A teacher should NEVER consider him/herself to be a student's 'friend.' This crosses the boundaries of professionalism and authority and risks undermining the clarity of roles in the classroom, school and beyond.
In considering the availability of the phone number, the teacher should ALWAYS follow the school policy (there WILL be one and if not, there should be). I have worked in some small schools, where staff phone lists were supplied to parents and in some very large schools where it was considered improper to share. In each case, there was a sensible rationale for the approach, taking into consideration the nature of the school community and the established nature of relationships between staff and students.
The most important consideration is to find out what the school's perspective is - if you go against policy, there will be no-one to help when you are being harassed by alcoholic parents or disaffected pupils, or when you are being accused of having improper relationships with pupils without their parents' knowledge. If there is a question about homework, they can catch you during the school day, write to you via your school e mail or phone the school office and have you call them back. Easy.
Source:
I have 10 years of teaching and experience as a school principal
2006-07-18 11:51:48 · answer #2 · answered by mel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I think these days it's too dangerous to get "too close" to your students.
I give out my school email and school phone number w/ voicemail extenstion to all parents. If students use them, fine (but my students are younger, so it's usually just parents).
I knew a teacher who gave out personal cell phone to all his students and parents. He didn't care if they called him for homework help or questions about school. He perferred they be able to reach him not voicemail at school when they needed his help on homework...usually after school hours. He never had a problem but I think it's risky. Besides, what do you do when you have the "annoying" parent or student who calls all the time????????
2006-07-18 10:45:43 · answer #3 · answered by bookworm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no I don't think it is very appropriate for a teacher to give a student their phone number, for high school any way.
College and university is a different story these are suppose to be adults, and they should be able to use discretion.
2006-07-18 10:36:23 · answer #4 · answered by liathano70 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only if they say it's for homework or something like that. my math teacher left her phone number for us in case we didn't understand the assignment or a question or something. i think the teacher should be able to decide whether or not it was a good idea. it shouldn't be for anything but academic reasons
2006-07-18 10:32:20 · answer #5 · answered by ~*brown_eyed_girl*~ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not unless they need to discuss an assignment. Even then it's a bad idea. Any teacher who does that should be reported to the principal immediately.
2006-07-18 10:30:14 · answer #6 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That all depends on the reason...LIKE.. If you cant figure it out here you call my husband or I can help you.. If you need help here have your mother call.. ALL thats just fine.. ROB
2006-07-18 10:34:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure as long as you have no intention of sleeping with them
2006-07-18 10:36:05 · answer #8 · answered by Retrick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-07-18 10:30:38 · answer #9 · answered by Jen S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋