Why do some teachers play favorites?
955581
I am a teacher, I have taught in a regular education classroom as well as special need classroom.  I don't think teachers intentionally have favorite students.  I do tell my students that if they say "yes" to me, I will in turn say "yes" to them.\nFor example, if i have student who works in class and finishes the work, makes corrections as necessary, that child will get more priviledges (free time, computer time, library time, treats, etc) than the student who is not working in class.\n\nYou are not going to want to read this, but maybe you should not just blame the teacher for having favorites, but look at the bigger picture.  Are there things that one student is doing (so called favorite?) that the other is not?\n\nI asked my students one day to write down the name of my favorite student and give me three reasons why they felt that way.  (Ok, now I am bragging)  Most of the students wrote down their own name!!  Nope, no favorites here, I love them all, and somehow they realize it.  The students that wrote someone else's name gave the reasons that they had more priviledges. Generally it was the students who had recently got in trouble in class.  Go figure.
738837
Because usually the teacher knows some things and the kids want to or are supposed to learn those things.\n\nThe art of it is in HOW the info is transmitted. I think its best when the kids are into it asking many many endless questions. The teacher can tell what he or she knows, do fieldtrips, get experts to come in and talk, and show the kids how to find answers and info on their own.
875323
There are plenty of students who are put into a new class where they don't like the teacher and don't know any of the other students.  Don't spend too much time worrying about whether you are being discriminated against, and do your best to learn from this teacher.  You might find out that you like him/her a lot.
602271
in some of your low level college classes the classroom size is huge.  Teachers don't want to call out all the names so they pass around an attendance sheet.  You get a friend in that class and you guys alternate days of going to class the one who goes signs your name to the list in different ink and not right after their name all the time
342510
Well, alot of times students will associate well with puppets because puppets are visuals and visual learning is the best kind.  But there are two sides to this..\n\nIn some instances, students will react positively to the visual learning through stick puppets, it will help them listen because they will want to pay attention to the puppet and hear what the puppet has to say.\n\nOn the other hand, it could backfire.  Students may see the puppets and react negatively towards them.  Seeing the puppet may distract the students or cause them to not pay attention to what the puppet is saying because they are too busy focusing on the puppet's movements and the way the puppet looks.\n\nThose are both sides, but you never know how your students might react, so perhaps it would be a fun experiment to give the puppet idea a try and see what happens.  Good luck!
971506
Chocolates are always a big favorite with teachers and a special note.
602596
songs that your class might know
793051
means your efforts are pleasing to the professor, teacher, instructor or whom ever.
1091040
Yeah... teachers try to "cheat" kids out of failure by "tricking" them into knowledge.  :o)
714092
it doesn't have to mean anything! teachers always have favorite students, they are human u know!
56423
are you a teacher? If you make students feel that they are your bestfriend, you have to show it to all people or else it could be misunderstood as favoritism or something...\n\n\nI am close to my teachers but they don't seem to consider us as bestfriends while we are insidde3 the classroom...outside maybe...
94481
Its a very good question.........I think that everybody wants to be known by every student as well as the teacher may be thats why they wanna get rank\n\nThe second reason may be show to some particular person that yes I am the best........\n\nthe third reason may be that they wanna impress some teacher..........\n\nmay be he/she is jealous of somebody and thats why wanna show that I am better then her/him......
64916
because songs get played out
633998
play them all  till you find one you like,  or are good at.
25986
I've been teaching for nearly 11 years.\n\nStudents generally like the fact that I'm willing to have an honest sense of humor with them on their level.  They also know that I am willing to allow them to have some space too.\n\nMy personality is a bit playful most of the time.  I guess this has a lot to do with the fact that I enjoy doing what I do, and the students know it.
729532
Favorites in my classroom have Bugs, Transportation, animals-Jungle and Zoo. Families, Friends, circus, Themes on story books work well for 2 weeks- Literary themes. Dinosaurs are real big. Fairy tales are ok, the kids liked some of the old folk tales.
625386
I am a Jr. High teacher and I can tell you that we really don't just "PICK" on students...If you feel that one of your teachers is being extra hard on you, maybe he/she sees that you aren't trying hard enough and that the teacher sees potential in you and has a belief that you have it in you to excel. Maybe that teacher wants and believes that you can do more than even you thnk you can.