25 Biggest Mistakes Teachers Make and How to Avoid Them

Mistake 8: Inappropriate Teacher–Student Relationships
Pedophiles are adults who are
sexually attracted to children.
They have no place in the classroom.
This sexual deviation would be difficult
for such a person to control in
the presence of so many children.
There are laws to keep pedophiles
out of the classroom. The potential
risk and possible injury to children
justify denying anyone with pedo -
philic tendencies a job teaching children.
In this scenario, the teacher
may rationalize that the attractive
girls are almost women and that he is
not a pedophile. The fact remains
that the “attractive girls” were
school-age children and his pursuit
of these children suggest pedophilia.
Teachers who suspect they have
some pedophilic tendencies should
get some professional help and
change to a profession that does not
offer so much temptation. There is
no other answer. The “recovered”
pedophile may not exist. A confirmed
pedophile featured on national television
begged to be castrated because
he could not control his urges. In all
fairness, there may be some of these
people who can suppress their urges,
but what if they could not in a
moment of weakness? They could
ruin a child for life. Caring teachers
would make the well-being of their
children a priority. They would seek
different employment.
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