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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son and friend were sitting outside near the HS and a woman came up and starting talking to them with a Hugh degree of mania.  She identified herself as a teacher at another local HS — we were later able to confirm this but the woman was clearly having a mental health issue.  She told them all sorts of things.

So that’s an extreme example.  But I’ve also noted that there’s a minority of teachers who don’t really understand appropriate professional boundaries.  I think the fact that they don’t interact with other adults for much of their work day means this behavior can go uncorrected for longer than it might in a different kind of workplace.  [/quote]

This is a gross misrepresentation of a teacher’s workday.

Most of us err on the side of caution BECAUSE we work with children. And your argument that behavior can go uncorrected for a while? We are observed regularly by supervisors. We are videotaped by our students. We are under WAY MORE supervision than your average professional, and I say that as a career changer who has experienced different fields.

Your extreme example is just that: extreme. Yet this thread suggests that’s the norm, which is disrespectful to the many teachers who perform admirably every day.

I had the WORST OBGYN deliver my 2nd child. Honestly, he was absolutely pathetic at his job and was so disrespectful toward women. But I could see he was an outlier in his field, so I didn’t condemn his coworkers because he was an inept fool. Why are we so comfortable making blanket statements about teachers, especially when most posters here don’t have experience with the field past the couple teachers they have met?

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I am sorry my post was misconstrued.  I am a huge supporter of teachers.  There is a minority (10% of less) of teachers that do seem to lack boundaries as my teens seem to have one every year that is pretty inappropriate with what they say in the classroom as far as over sharing or commenting on students looks etc.  As I said, I think it’s a real minority  but it’s definitely a phenomenon.  [/quote]

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