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The Teacher-Student Relationship
Many instructors believe that an informal, relaxed classroom environment is conducive to learning. It is not uncommon for students to have easygoing and friendly relationship with their professors. The casual professor is not necessarily a poor one and is still respected by students. Although students may be in a subordinate position, some professors treat them as equals. However, no matter how egalitarian professors would like to be, they still are in a position of authority.
Professors may establish social relationships with students outside of the classroom, but in the classroom they maintain the instructor’s role. A professor may have coffee one day with students but the next day expect them to meet a deadline for the submission of a paper or to be prepared for a discussion or a an exam. The professor may give extra attention outside of class to a student in need of help but probably will not treat him or her differently when it comes to evaluating school work .Professors have several roles in relation to students; they may be counselors and friends as well as teachers. Students must realize that when a teacher’s role changes, they must appropriately adapt their behavior and attitudes.
Many teachers believe that the responsibility for learning lies with the student. If a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be familiar with the information in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or give an examination. (Courses are not designed merely for students to pass exams.) The ideal students is considered to be one who is motivated to learn for the sake of learning, not the one interested only in getting high grades.
When research is assigned, the professor expects the student to take the initiative and to complete the assignment with the least guidance. It is the student’s responsibility to find books, periodicals, and articles in the library. Professors don’t have the time to explain how a university library works; they expect students, particularly graduate students, to be able to exhaust the reference sources in the library.
Professors will help students who need it, but prefer that students not be overly dependent on them. In the United States, professors have other duties besides teaching. Often they are responsible for administrative work within their departments. In addition, they may be obliged to publish articles and books. Therefore the time that a professor can spend with classroom work, the student should either approach a professor during office hours or make an appointment.