Every once in a while one pops up in the news, and I'm all, "Eh."
Perhaps not quite so much for the statutory rape part (in the US, at least) as for being completely unprofessional.
teachers should totally wait for the student to graduate first
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You know, I just can't get outraged about a female high school teacher seducing a student
- 01/07/2010 04:30:48 PM
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Do you get outraged about the opposite case? *NM*
- 01/07/2010 04:34:02 PM
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Do you make no difference? *NM*
- 01/07/2010 05:18:12 PM
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I do, but it's certainly biased due to personal preferences and experiences *NM*
- 01/07/2010 07:31:16 PM
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I'm not sure there really is a double standard, not exactly...
- 01/07/2010 08:52:55 PM
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I agree. I think people forget that students sometimes TRY for this to happen
- 01/07/2010 09:01:28 PM
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Right, so while there is some double standard in our default reaction, it's not particular baseless
- 01/07/2010 09:24:34 PM
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As a teacher, I find it quite upsetting
- 01/07/2010 10:55:45 PM
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*NM*
you're quite right
- 02/07/2010 01:48:35 AM
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As an adult i find it quite upsetting...BUT as a former hormonal student, it fulfills all my dreams *NM*
- 02/07/2010 03:03:53 AM
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See, that's the thing. Sure, it's unprofessional, potentially abusive, etc
- 02/07/2010 04:11:26 AM
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