Hello! So I work in Europe at a 5th-12th grade high school that is both a boarding school and has a day-boarding program (basically the kids are with us for a long day, eat with us, etc). Because of this, I often come into conversations with my mi...
Hello! So I work in Europe at a 5th-12th grade high school that is both a boarding school and has a day-boarding program (basically the kids are with us for a long day, eat with us, etc). Because of this, I often come into conversations with my middle schoolers in ways that a traditional teacher wouldn't. Additionally, I teach multiple grade levels, mostly high school, but am in middle school in the day boarding school. I just found out recently that one of my juniors (17-18 years old) has asked for one of my 8th grader's (13)numbers/snap chat. He claimed the number was for a friend, but has now been snapping her. We had kind of an open conversation about making sure she doesn't feel preyed on or anything and she seems to have a strong head on her shoulders. The whole thing, however, made me think about what could happen if lines were crossed, and what responsibilities (not even teaching per say, but also moral responsibilities) I would have in any of those cases. In situations like this (private life stuff, but students of yours), what point do you intervene? As I said, this is all hypothetical, but it's definitely a situation that I want to have thought through.... submitted by /u/CarelessPerception [link] [comments]