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Does anyone here have to deal with a relationship with someone who works as a teacher? Or else, someone whose work involves managing or guiding people much younger than themselves?
How do you deal with this issue?
They work so long around younger people, and naturally they begin to think that they know best. But they don't realize that in the classroom of the world, they are really no better than anyone else, regardless of how well they work in their profession.
I feel sorry for them (in some cases). They are in for some major obstacles or difficulties if they don't have a balanced relationship with people outside their work life. But they need to be brought down from their imaginary high towers, at the same time.
Does anyone here have to deal with a relationship with someone who works as a teacher? Or else, someone whose work involves managing or guiding people much younger than themselves?
How do you deal with this issue?
They work so long around younger people, and naturally they begin to think that they know best. But they don't realize that in the classroom of the world, they are really no better than anyone else, regardless of how well they work in their profession.
I feel sorry for them (in some cases). They are in for some major obstacles or difficulties if they don't have a balanced relationship with people outside their work life. But they need to be brought down from their imaginary high towers, at the same time.
One of my male friends met a teacher on Match.com and ended up marrying her. Honestly I cannot stand being around her, she is so smug and superior. He has changed too. When we used to go out by ourselves for happy hour or dinner he was a great conversationalist. Now he just talks and talks (about himself and his family mostly) and never leaves room for me to say anything!
But she is the only teacher I know who does this, so it could be that she is just a narcissist, and he talks too much because he never gets a chance at home.
I'm a teacher but my interactions with people aren't the way you describe at all. My teaching philosophy and the way I run my classroom is not run the way you describe the profession either so maybe that's the difference.
Perhaps it's not a condition of the profession but rather the personality of the individual you are seeing? Your mate sounds like they may be a little controlling and/or have low self esteem if they talk down to you or treat you poorly. I think that is what needs to be addressed here, not the fact that this person is a teacher.
I'm a teacher but my interactions with people aren't the way you describe at all. My teaching philosophy and the way I run my classroom is not run the way you describe the profession either so maybe that's the difference.
Perhaps it's not a condition of the profession but rather the personality of the individual you are seeing? Your mate sounds like they may be a little controlling and/or have low self esteem if they talk down to you or treat you poorly. I think that is what needs to be addressed here, not the fact that this person is a teacher.
Good post Sixy.
I was a type of teacher and most can turn it off when they want. I think many need a break and are glad to turn it off.
I find myself doing "history lessons" fairly often in one my other lives. Pisses people off but they need to know the "why" sometimes of the way things are.
As a husband, sometimes. But remember we're both teachers. As a parent? That's your job. Including with your now adult children occasionally.
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