Do Student vs. Teacher Double Standards exist?

Question

I am writing a story for my high school newspaper on student vs. teacher double standards and i needed some help coming up with more examples of those which exist. What unfair double standards exist between high school students and teachers? (for example: cell phone usage in school, eating in class, amount of time a teacher teaches vs. the homework they assign.. is it proportional? should it be?..etc.) i really appreciate your input! thanx in advance.

thanx for all the input so far.. i first of all did not choose this topic so i have to make something out of it. on the other hand, i am trying to be objective in my reporting by reporting both sides in a story that seems one-sided. thanx.

Answer 1

I do agree that simple rules (cell phone usage during class, eating during class) should be followed by everyone. But the amount of homework in proportion to teaching time is at the discretion of the teacher, just as a workload at a job would be up to whomever is above you that decides it should be.
One double standard I have seen are Gym teachers that are obviously not in shape (obese, out of shape) expecting students to do what they obviously can't or won't (run a mile, do 50 pull-ups, etc). This sets a bad example for kids of any age simply because they are told to be physically fit by someone who doesn't hit the mark. It's a credibility issue.

Answer 2

Well hun we think when we are students that school is unfairbut after university & when working we realize that its so fair..
Its always proportional in a way that its fair enough to the student & teacher.. forexample students act bad in the class room (talk alot, make fun of their teacher..etc) & in the other hand the school rules are clear in cases NO SMOKING , NO SEX..etc

Answer 3

I guess you could call them double standards, but the fact remains that school is not a democracy. I think a lot of students don't get that.

Answer 4

in my severe college scholars were given a strict dress code that grow to be no longer enforced with the instructors. yet another double widely used we had grow to be the instructors having the flexibility to bypass off campus for lunch even as scholars couldn't. yet another double widely used grow to be the administration reacting right now to instructor courtroom circumstances about pupil habit. and under no circumstances in any respect reacting to valid pupil courtroom circumstances about instructor habit. as an celebration I had one instructor who would close and lock the door a million min. earlier the tardy bell, and then open the door and tell the scholars (who were attempting to get in) that all of them had detention for being tardy and "if this were a job i'd fireplace you." in the destiny I informed her "If this were a job, i'd document you to the EEOC and also you would have an excellent regulation in tremendous condition to address for unfair descrimination hostile on your workers", I then informed the college councelors, and they did no longer some thing. notwithstanding she informed the councelors in retaliation that I were unruly with my remark and grow to be disrupting type, which i fairly wasn't, and that i virtually did not get to stroll at my commencement.

Answer 5

I'll give you one.. a student can hit on a teacher with lewd remarks but a teacher can't do the same.

Answer 6

I, too, agree with DL, and it is a point that is too often being ignored. Students are there to LEARN, and with all the restrictions placed on teachers, it's getting harder and harder for them to do their jobs properly.

Answer 7

I think you have the wrong perspective, the student is not equal to the teacher.

Answer 8

yes

DL IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT HOWEVER.. HENCE

THE TITLE TEACHER..

Answer 9

i don't know