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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Principal at the middle school I teach at frequently tells students that he loves them, usually addressed towards all the students during morning announcements, but also on an individual level such as when dealing with discipline problems, such as "I love you, and don't want to see this behavior from you "  He hasn't flat out required that the staff says it as well, but he stresses that it's important for kids to know that their teachers love them, and that some of them may rarely hear it from anyone else. He has also made remarks along the lines of "if you don't love your students, this may not be the right job for you " I have to admit, I'm not comfortable with telling my students that I love them. Yes, I care about them, and I believe that shows, but to me love is a strong word. And I really think it's inauthentic to use it towards someone that you really don't know that well. Keep in mind, this is middle school, we have classes of 30 students we see for 50 minutes a day. Also, I tend to think that middle schoolers are old enough to realize that their principal or teacher doesn't truly "love" them in a very meaningful way.  Do other teachers also receive this implicit pressure to tell students that you love them? [/quote]

I don’t see the problem with this that you apparently do.[/quote]

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