A lot of people use the phrase "teacher's pet" to describe others. Some people probably aren't really teacher's pets...
There's an invisible line between being a good student and a teacher's pet. What I'm wondering is:
WHAT IS THE LINE?
How do you know when you've crossed over the line?
Also: I have this one really nice teacher.
I help her with things (like organizing, alphabetizing, etc.), and I'm in her classroom a lot.
I don't suck up to her because of grades (I like to EARN my grades), and I always am telling her I don't want her to think I'm sucking up but that I think she's a really good teacher and I like helping. I feel like I can talk to her about my problems (and I'm generally a quiet person unless I open up to you, which is rare) but I always tell her I'm wasting so much of her time even though she protests and tells me that she enjoys talking to me
Do you think I'm acting like a teacher's pet?
2007-11-01 10:53:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anna Molly 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
A teachers pet is someone who gets away with just about anything and the teacher turns a blind eye to it. The teacher will constantly pick that student to run errands or anything that might be construed as special or fun.
You sound like a good and caring student. Teachers aren't usually stupid and can usually tell who the suck ups are. So what if she chooses you to do a few things - its' because she knows she can trust you. It really is possible that she likes you as a person and just enjoys your help.
I used to teach school and I always had "favorite" students but I didn't treat them much differently than the rest of the students. These were the students that I trusted to go back into the classroom and get something from my purse etc....
I was always having other students do things too when I knew it was something I knew they could do and do well.
I hope this helps. If you enjoy helping this teacher and she enjoys your help then enjoy!!!
2007-11-01 11:47:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Teacher's pets are usually those pupils that are easy to make use of. They are the ones whom the teacher finds it easier to ask to assist them in carrying books etc. I don't care for being teacher's pet.
2007-11-01 21:20:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be a teachers pet all you have to do is be really good to your teacher and if you go out to recesss don't stay in and help ger with grading papers! good luck being a teachers pet!
2007-11-01 11:03:29 · answer #3 · answered by FiFAsoccer666 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The people who use that expression are really the dumb ones who envy the smart ones. They use that as a way to demean people who are doing better in school than they are instead of blaming themselves for their inferior grades. Don't fall for that line.
2007-11-01 11:03:00 · answer #4 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋