So tonight in my class, Dr. Goodson (or T.Good, as I call him in my head) stands up in front of us and says: "Don't have sex with your students." Even though I laughed a lot, I realize that this is a big deal. Two weeks ago here in Manhattan, a female teacher was caught out at the spillway in a car with a 17 year old student from the school. Bad call. Seriously. So we went on to talk about websites that are out there about bad teachers. This is the one we talked about the most.
http://badbadteacher.com/
Crazy stuff. I can't imagine why on earth women or men would throw away their careers and families and FREEDOM for some high schooler... Let us look at the pros and cons...
Pros of dating a high school student when you're a teacher:
1. You can control them.
2. They possibly idolize you.
Cons of dating a high school student when you're a teacher:
1. You lose your job.
2. You get pregnant/get her pregnant.
3. You get a divorce.
4. PRISON
5. No one will ever hold respect for you...EVER...
Okay, so as you can see, there are a lot more cons than pros in this situation. I have no idea why someone would go to school for 4+ years to get a degree and then flush it away. It doesn't make sense.
Do these women have low self esteem issues? I remember high school. No matter how tasty the guys were, every girl was looking forward to going to college and meeting new, more mature guys. Of course we all realize now that they don't actually mature... they simply aren't as loud about it. But regardless. I don't see any reason for a married woman with a baby to go after a boy in her class.
Also, in the state of Kansas, it's illegal to have sexual relations with someone under the age of 16, unless you're married to that person (I don't know who marries off their kids under the age of 16 either). If you do, it's an E class Felony. If the 16 year old is consenting, then it's okay. Unless you're a teacher. Then it's an A class Felony or something crazy, but only if they attend YOUR school. Basically, if you're a teacher, and you're dating a person who's 17 at a different school, that's okay.
WHAT?
I don't think that makes sense. But that's just me. I understand that if you're the teacher you could influence grades and all that, but still. I think if 30 of 'em are off limits then they all should be.
I realize that I'm just going on and on about this, but it really does boggle my mind.
Do teachers really think that students really like them? I know that the kids I teach will mess with me to see what they can get away with. It's not because I'm pretty or close to their age. It's because I'm new to this teaching thing and probably really insecure about it all, so they think they can throw me off.
This is why I'm student teaching at a middle school. I'm not even kidding. I look like I'm 16 anyway. There is no way I'm even chancing that crap.
Okay, usually I do the daily dose of Jonas, however, since I just ranted about under age boys and Nick is in the category of 'off limits' I've decided to introduce my readers to my new loves... Rooney. They're all legal.
1 comment:
T.Good? Seriously? I love it! We should definitely start that one...
Once again, I raise the question, what is our problem with that type of relationship? Granted, I don't want to date students. That's icky. But really, if you fall in love with someone from a different school, can you really help it? It seems to be that the laws are in place to stop sexual harassment in the schools (kids have enough to worry about anyway) and to discourage playing favorites. When it's in the same school, it causes HUGE problems. However, if it was from another school... Even though there is a huge creep factor there... Legally, it's not as much of an issue.
That's just what I think. But eh, you know. For the record... because I'm sure other people will see this... Students are off limits as long as their in school. Just a fact of life. Deal with it.
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