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Unread Mar 18th, 2009, 11:34 pm
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Default Keeping your distance...

Hi all.
Today I was told/warned that I should keep some distance between myself and the students.
I was told that I play with the students a little too much and that parents think I shouldn't do this because I am a teacher.
I was also told that the students will lose respect for me as a teacher if I play with them too often.

But I'm curious to know as to where the boundaries lie.
I have been working in a kindergarten for the last year, where the parents don't seem to mind too much as the students are young and like to play.
However, I’m now working in an elementary school and with the new warning/criticism in mind, I’m wondering how I should go about it successfully. I am a little afraid that if I distance myself too much, the students might think I might not like them and might damage the relationship I have between them.

Anyone have any advice as to what to do and what would be seen as acceptable interactions between the foreign teacher and the students?
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