can a female teacher be more of a "Friend" with a female student over summer vacation?

Answer 1

No. Since you suggest vacation, and not just after graduation, it sounds like the student will be returning to school in the Fall. It is unfair of a teacher to confuse a student as to the nature of their relationship by going back and forth between a "teacher" role and a "friend" role. I have to wonder how old both the teacher and the student are. If a teacher wants to be "friends" with a student who is significantly younger than she, what is wrong with that teacher. Why doesn't she have enough friends her own age? There is also a problem when it comes to perceived favoritism. If a teacher spends time with some, but not all, of her students outside the classroom, the others will become jealous (and if you think the others don't know, think again; students I had not noticed were present commented on friends (not students) I went out to dinner with, and I live in a big, impersonal city!).

This is not to say that a teacher can't be friend-LY. Being a teacher doesn't mean that you have to be cold and unpleasant, but you have to know where to draw the lines with your students while they are still students at the school where you teach.

Answer 2

If you mean "Friend" as "someone I can hang out with on a completely social scene", then NO. Teachers can be mentors and role-models, but there must always be a clear and distinct line between the two. Once that line is blurred, it is gone forever and the teacher's credibility is reduced to zero.

Answer 3

Make it clear that the role must revert to being an authority figure once the school year begins.

Answer 4

sure, my teacher and i played until midnight on an online game.... and it was even a skool nite!!! XD

Answer 5

Not likely, unless both are lesbians.