FAVORITISM

Benson C. Bon

Benson C. Bon

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Nowadays, we can't remove the rumor of having a favoritsm inside the classroom every year. Teachers should treat their student fairly and give them a merit accordingly.
 
It's a normal occurrence for students to feel as though favoritism happens within the classroom. And more often than not, it's a reality. Teachers will prefer certain students due to the ease by which said students understand the lesson. This may lead to a visible favoring of the students whenever recitations are being called. More 'mature' students are given more responsibilities, which are in turn, possibly viewed with some amount of envy.

Even a meritocratic classroom is subject to scrutiny, since it'll be inevitable that some students will succeed more than others. It's best to try to be as professional as possible, and ignore malicious rumors that are proven to have no basis to be honest.
 
Personally, I don't believe in having favorites. I think it isn't fair nor does it put the children in equal positions to each other. However, I do have children who come to me for additional attention, or ask more, or talk to me more. I do not go out of my way to contact them or give them more of my own volition. I can only offer, and those who want to, they come and ask.

I don't think it's okay, because it's only somewhat beneficial to the favorite - the other students gain nothing.
 
This happens here as well, some teacher has a favorite student that they teach more than others, this is unfair but we parents cannot do many things regarding this because we risk as that teacher to treat our child ugly or to be ignored in class.
 
Sadly, there's no way to avoid favoritism, simply because there are hormones and our nature to pick those we like and dislike. But we all must be fair to everyone regardless!
 
Favouritism is a temptation every teacher should fight.Put yourself in the shoes of those who are not favourites.It means that you are seeing them as less humans.Learners loose confidence in such teachers because they they feel they are corrupt.
 
Favoritism is a common norm in any place whether school, work or at home. This naturally happen. However, it is better not show favoritism among the group because this might lead to envy and jealousy among the rest of the group. It will lead to conflict and arguments especially when gossips is spreading. Having a full attention to the rest of the class is much appreciated.
 
Having favoritism in the classroom can be damaging and may destroy the morale of some students. Aside from that, it might also drive a wedge between the students. As a teacher, it is better to always treat all the students fairly. However, there are some scenarios where a teacher's pet will occur once in a while and might be mistaken as favoritism. To handle such scenarios, it is best to always talk to the students as a group and appreciate them as a group.
 
Teachers are humans and they have feelings. If a student makes the teacher feel good then no doubt, that particular student would be liked and appreciated and probably his/her grades would be affected positively. But yes, favoritism should not be practiced by the teacher but sometimes we have to accept the fact that life is unfair.
 
It is natural for a person to have favorites. Even with parents favoritism is common. But no matter what the teacher feels for a particular student it should be subtle and controlled. I had experienced having a teacher with a favorite student. It was not a good influence to the students who were even distracted and somewhat intimidated.
 
When I am a student before. I never felt that our professors have some favoritism inside our class. They treat us fairly even though they know who is the best in class and the least. They even make challenges for the best students inside of our class that could also help the others. It was just like a teamwork were all of us could also be great in our class and no one could left behind.
 
Teachers are human so I can understand how it can be difficult for some not to show favoritism. For some teachers, it can be a challenge to not show favoritism. If a teacher knows that they tend to show favoritism, they should try to improve in this area. Favoritism can greatly impact a classroom setting. It can cause the classroom to be terribly imbalanced and toxic. It can cause the less favored child to perform more poorly and to be hurt. Favoritism can cause the favored child to feel more special and act entitled. Favoritism in the classroom should not be allowed.
 
As a student, I suffered from favoritism. There were teachers who did not like me and they always gave me poor scores just because they did not like me. As a tacher, I have some favorite studenrs because these students are good in various things including educational performance and discipline. However, I always try to avoid favoritism. I never grade better just because they are my best students.
 
I personally do not have any favorites among my students but some students do need more time and effort to teach and that is mistaken for favoritism. This is very hard to avoid as misconceptions and misunderstanding can stir things, it is important to let the kids in your class know that you don't have a favorite but you do have a goal and that is to make sure everyone understands the lesson.
 
From a teachers point of view they may not actually be indulging in favoritism. He/she may view it as nurturing talent or interest. (I do agree that some teachers do play favorites.) From the students point of view this may seem like favoritism. They may view it as one child getting more attention than them. It is the duty of the teacher to nurture special skills and talents, but they also need to see the hidden talents in the other students and encourage them. My life changed for the better when my teacher showed me something I didn't know about myself. A few words of encouragement helped me look at myself differently.
 
I think favoritism is not good. I know the feeling of being favorite of teacher it was a good feeling for me. but my classmate was very insecure and get mad to me.
 
Favoritism is like love and cannot be avoided by a person . A teacher can find a student's personality likable . It makes the teacher's day quite bearable / light . Memories with these students are things that a teacher cherishes the most . But a teacher must not give them special treatment , such as giving them high grades or lighter tasks , which might lead to animosity among the members of the class. One must practice balance and fair treatment so you will not be remembered by the rest of the students as a " teacher with favorites " .
 
Favoritism in schools usually has to do with a teacher or administrator having preferential treatment with a certain student or some certain students. This can start to happen for a variety of reason, whether it be because the student gets good grades or because the student's personality attracts the person above them. However, it is important to note that no matter which context this situation happens to start up with, it is extremely unprofessional.
 
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