Okay well I have this teacher in college, and he touches people all the time, both guys and girls. He puts his hand on ur shoulder, while hes standing behind you. Or if he gets a real happy moment he might hug you and I get the feeling if I would hug him back he might cry with joy. But I don't. Other times this teacher acts kind of depressed and sad. Myu question is, why do some rare teachers do this (put their hand on you), while others teachers are so stiff and no personality that they barely look at u, let alone want to touch you? What kind of personality will cause a teacher to want to touch his/her students not in a sexual or provacatative way? But just in a warm way.
2007-01-29 16:55:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
It is just a difference in teaching style and personal approach to teacher/student relationship. Some teachers are "old-school" (no pun intended) and believe that they should be an authority figure to you to get your respect. They believe that respect will make the students want to succeed to earn approval.
Some teachers are more personable in their approach because they believe that they should get their students affection. They believe this affection will cause the students to want to succeed because they want to please the teacher out of "love" or "liking".
2007-01-29 17:07:43 · answer #1 · answered by * 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's true about people in general that some are touchers and some aren't. Most touchers are very warm, sensitive people. Some are needy. But it's easy to tell the difference.
2007-01-30 01:01:56 · answer #2 · answered by Terri J 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's nothing particular about teachers. You will find all kind of people everywhere.
2007-01-30 04:21:56 · answer #3 · answered by Deepak P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋