If my friends knew I was writing this post they'd probably laugh or roll their eyes - I used to have the BIGGEST crush on my Religious Studies teacher, his name was Martin and I thought the world of him, he was intelligent, handsome, sarcastic and unintentially funny. I couldn't get him out of my head until he left school this past Easter, and I had been crushing on him since he first taught me in year 11/end of year 10. I'm in year 14 now and I still think about him occasionally, but in a way I wonder what my old friends that have moved to uni are up too.
It's human nature to have crushes, especially on teachers as they have a duty of care, you spend almost everyday with them and it's inevitable to build a connection. BUT, there's a fine line between a teacher flirting and a teacher CARING. I knew the whole time when crushing on my teacher that nothing would ever happen, for several reasons.
- you are legally a child, I'm now 18 almost 19 and it's laughable.
- there would be a great age gap
- it's against the law
- they almost always have a family, whether it's a wife or kids
- the pressure would ruin your high school experience
I don't know whether this post was a joke or not, but just think about it. Imagine telling your friends or family, imagine what their reaction would be. It isn't normal, and if it is mutual between yourself and your teacher, he will know to wait 5 years once you've left school to get in contact.