Bravo!
in article snipped-for-privacy@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, > Arcusinoz
> at snipped-for-privacy@smartchat.net.au wrote on 7/21/05 6:18 AM: >
>> At last some intelligence ....................yes it would be tragic
>> if it was my daughter and some (male) teacher??? ......thats the test
>> u apply to any situation that u think is o.k, reverse the sex roles
>> and see if its still o.k.if its not ..u need to re -look at the >> situation,
>> Arc
>>
> IMHO, any sexual relationship between a teacher and a student, no matter
> what genders, is totally inappropriate, at least at the high school level.
> Speaking as a retired schoolteacher, I know how poignantly tempting such
> relationships can be. But to enter into physical intimacy with a student > has
> to be dangerous if not damaging because it bends the limits that shape the
> teacher-student relationship. Adolescents need limits that are clear and
> firm, not only to rebel against, but to provide psychological safety. The
> limits that circumscribe relationships with their teachers are among the
> most important in most students' lives. Any teacher who has sex with > his/her
> student puts that student in danger, which contravenes one of the highest
> core values of any school -- safety.
>
> Pip Moss
> I used to feel cheap 'cause I had no signature.
>