<p>my friend plays tennis with this english teacher during weekends. is that weird or what? he just calls him up and says, “Hey… you wanna play tennis?”</p>
<p>and they play tennis together.</p>
<p>he’s getting a very high grade in that class. i mean, he was getting a high grade to start off with, but now its just plain inflated. i know he’s going to use his teaccher for recommendations. its so unfair!!!</p>
<p>is this going to help him out? is this because he knows he’s going to get ahead by doing this? so u think his teacher knows that he’s just trying to get ahead?</p>
<p>You can do the same. Anything that will allow your teacher to know you more deeply can be beneficial, especially if they’re writing you a recommendation.</p>
<p>so… why is that a problem? its not your business. I would play tennis with anyone who doesn’t annoy me. everyone’s biased in one way or the other, and its not like him getting a 98 instead of a 96 is going to look any different to anyone. Stop being a whiny d***e and start worrying about yourself</p>
<p>Get over it. Maybe he likes playing tennis with his/her teacher. It’s not that he necessarily wants to use the teacher for recommendations.</p>
<p>You’re being paranoid. If it escalates to something else, you might have some substantial evidence against the guy for sucking up. Otherwise, no, you don’t. All I see from your post is two people that like playing tennis with one another, not one hoping to get on the other’s good graces.</p>
<p>The teacher is making a big mistake here, hanging out with a student on a regular basis outside of school. </p>
<p>If the teacher is doing that he has crossed a line, a professional line, and is setting himself/herself up for problems.</p>
<p>My mom was a HS teacher and my Hs best friend is a HS teacher. NO WAY would they socialize outside of school, one on one, like that. </p>
<p>The OP is correct in thinking this is wrong.</p>
<p>If a teacher shows such poor judgement, his other decisions should be questioned.</p>
<p>If a teacher at my Ds school was doing that, it would be stopped.</p>
<p>Sure a one off event, etc, is on thing, but this, nope…</p>
<p>It just looks bad, and is foolish on the teacher’s part. And if that teacher has no one his own age to hang with, well…</p>
<p>If it was say, right after school, on the school property, with others around, and seldom, it would be one thing, but this private hanging out is a no-no.</p>
<p>A teacher needs to be professional, have boundaries, and not have a personal relationship like this with a student, sports related or not.</p>
<p>If I was a parent, I would wonder about that teacher. These are the teachers that try and be cool, who flirt with students, and show bad judgement. This teacher may or may not b e young, but either way, it is a mistake.</p>
<p>And now, any grade that kid gets should and could be questioned. It takes one kid to say, gee, why is he getting such high grade,s is it cause you hang out together on weekends? Just the question is enough to damage the teacher</p>
<p>There’s a difference between flirting and, you know…sharing a hobby.</p>
<p>I have great relationships with a lot of my teachers, and many of my friends do too. Two of my teachers attended a friend’s Passover dinner. Was it inappropriate? No - teachers and students spend a lot of time together. That they can become genuinely friendly isn’t out of the question.</p>
<p>If this causes biased grading or if the relationship takes on an inappropriate tenor, then sure, there’s a problem. Otherwise, why not? Most colleges tout the accessibility of their professors. Some of us are lucky enough to find that accessibility in our high schools.</p>
<p>Yea, I’m confused, what is so wrong about playing a friendly game of tennis on the weekends with one of your teachers. As long as it doesn’t affect their relationship on a professional level, then I personally see nothing wrong it. And totally agree with InvertedCommas, the opportunity to connect with your teachers is lucky, but yeah…</p>
<p>Yeah, there’s a BIG difference between flirting and sharing a hobby; that was a bit of a generalization, citygirlsmom.</p>
<p>I have a friend (well, not so much a friend) who rides horses with our history teacher – nothing special, and I don’t think she’s going to her for a recommendation of any sort, nor does she need a higher grade in the class (over 100% already).</p>
<p>I play ultimate and basketball with my history teacher all the time. It’s no big deal, he just likes to play sports and so do me and my friends. It’s not like I’m going to get more questions right on my tests because of it.</p>