By: Jeunesse San Juan
Photo By: Inmagine Stock Photography
UNPUBLISHED SERVICE ARTICLE
Photo By: Inmagine Stock Photography
UNPUBLISHED SERVICE ARTICLE
Have you ever felt that a particular student of yours gives you more time and attention than he should? Do you think that the love bug has invaded your classroom this season? It may be the spring fling. Before you panic and stop calling him for recitation, consult our list below of things that college boys do to teachers they find attractive. Does he…
If you said yes to at least 7 of these signs, do not fret. According to American history and gender studies professor Hugo Schwyzer, a truly effective teacher will often be the object of desire, no matter what he or she looks like. This is because of the psychological axiom that people don’t just get crushes on people we want, but they get crushes on people they want to be like. It simply means that you have a quality that your student wants to bring out in him. Next time your student shows signs that he likes you, try channeling this ‘spring fling’ into him getting good or even better grades. After all, that is what teaching is all about.
- stay after class to strike a conversation
- always stay at a particular spot at a particular time of a particular day where you walk that particular part of the corridor just to say hi
- invite you to go to events that involve him at his best disposition such as a basketball game, a play premiere or a debate
- help you carry that heavy laptop from the University IMS
- make the most random (and usually annoying) comments about you just to get your attention
- recite more often than usual
- ask about the topic even if you know he fully understands it
- behave differently when you praise other male students
- act weirdly when you talk to or about other male professors
- compliment your outfit every now and then
If you said yes to at least 7 of these signs, do not fret. According to American history and gender studies professor Hugo Schwyzer, a truly effective teacher will often be the object of desire, no matter what he or she looks like. This is because of the psychological axiom that people don’t just get crushes on people we want, but they get crushes on people they want to be like. It simply means that you have a quality that your student wants to bring out in him. Next time your student shows signs that he likes you, try channeling this ‘spring fling’ into him getting good or even better grades. After all, that is what teaching is all about.
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