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Seriously I not know of a single teacher EVER in my entire student life whose not taken a liking to me in some way, not that they grade me differently or anything but my teachers and i mean the ones that everyone else in my class fear and despise take a genuine liking to me. Its weird its been like this all my life since high school.
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Perhaps you have a higher than average tendency to assume teachers like you. This could easily form the basis of a positive feedback loop where your resulting attitude actually fosters more teacher fondness.
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That's nice that you're liked by your teachers, Blayne.
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Then you know, you could have simply not posted what you did was not funny its context makes no sense and your reply is condenscending, good job. --To the condiment.
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Ok I'll take a crack... As one who was often accused of being a teachers' pet growing up it was because I didn't understand my classmates but I did understand adults, authority figures, and intelligence. I wanted wisdom and respected the teacher over my peers... that causes resentment and jealousy.
Now this respect for teachers and professors holds true to this day, but fortunatly my peers have grown up and are no longer resentful of student relationships with professors (you do have a few bad apples of course). I guess it depends on if you are the pet because you are personable/respectful to the teacher and they respond in kind. If they see you are smart and eager to learn what they have to give that is the highest compliment too.
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i don't see how that is a snark.
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Do you frequently wear shirts that say, "Teachers Rule!" and come to school every day with a shiny apple for the desk?
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I'll echo Telp, mostly because I see a bit of that from my own time in school. I had plenty of friends, but all my friends had that teacher's pet vibe too. A lot of the teacher's in my school were very social with the students too, in that even the kids who usually deride teacher's pets still liked to joke around with them casually.
quote:As one who was often accused of being a teachers' pet growing up it was because I didn't understand my classmates but I did understand adults, authority figures, and intelligence.
This resonates with me. I wouldn't say it's a dead on description of myself, but I certainly didn't get a lot about my classmates at times, and I never had a problem talking to adults.
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I grew up in a similar situation, and have recently discovered that I had a big problem with seeking approval from teacher/authority figures. A lot of it came from a desire to be liked (when I had few friends), and most authority figures will always give you attention, sometimes placing a burden on themselves for your sake.
The problem is--that trait of seeking approval might make you FEEL more well-liked, but it doesn't do much for your education, and can severely injure your peer-to-peer social skills. Teachers can't be "buddies" and do their job well.
I don't know if your situation is anything like mine, but I definitely had to learn to deal with problems that arose from being a "teacher's pet".
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When I went to high school (in SLC, Utah) it was crucial to be the pet of at least ONE teacher, so you had an advocate or patron to help boost you into college--usually BYU.
It was sort of like living at court, with all the nasty little cutthroat politics that implies.
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Most of my teachers dislike me until I get a chance to use my creativity. Then they expect more from me and its terrible.
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You should have used your creativity to get them to like you without having to use it for any work-related reason.
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