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January 5, 2019

HELP! Kids Call Me The “Teacher’s Pet!”

Hey Brandon,

I need your help! I’m a good student. Like, not the super brainiest top of the class, but I get good grades. And I respect my teachers. It’s just how I was raised. So sometimes teachers will pick me for special privileges, like running things to the office or leaving first for lunch. I think it’s awesome, except for one thing: other kids call me the teacher’s pet!!! I want teachers to like me…but I don’t want to get teased for it. Help!

Teacher’s Pet Problems

Hello Teacher’s Pet Problems,

Oh man, this is so tricky. It’s such a weird insult when a teacher likes you. Then other people start to think you’re lame. I guess it’s not cool if a teacher likes you, because teachers are not cool. (Unless it happens to be a cool teacher. Rare, but they exist. In that case, I think you wouldn’t be a teacher’s pet.)

Mostly, I think it’s just jealousy. “Teacher’s pets” are usually smart. Think of Harry Potter – Hermione got mocked for always knowing the answers and being well-liked by most teachers (except Snape). But she’s the true heroine of the entire series—how many times would Harry have died without Hermione’s smarts?!

I understand not wanting to get teased. But you also don’t want to get on your teacher’s bad side just so kids stop calling you teacher’s pet. That doesn’t seem like it’d be a good trade-off for a few reasons. One is that these are probably kids who’ll find some reason to tease you no matter what.

Like, are the kids who call you teacher’s pet really kids you want to be friends with? Do they seem like nice, fun people? Probably not. Because the nice, fun people aren’t making fun of others for being respectful to adults.

Sure, disrespecting your teacher might temporarily stop the teasing. But in the long run, it doesn’t make a lot of sense to sabotage your relationships with teachers, who can have a big impact on your future, just for the favor of kids who aren’t going to be true friends anyway.

So, I think the best thing to do is ignore the haters. If someone says something directly to you like, “Why are you the teacher’s pet?,” just roll your eyes and confidently respond, “It’s called being helpful and smart.”

Have you ever been called a teacher’s pet? How do you handle it? Tell us in the comments.

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  1. #BAD HAIR DAY says

    January 19, 2019 at 12:17 am

    You seem really SMART!If kids are saying that ,then there just jelly of your brains.

  2. Teacher's Cat says

    January 19, 2019 at 12:14 am

    I have an inside joke with my 4th grade science teacher

  3. Advice giving is my thing says

    January 18, 2019 at 5:24 am

    I am not trying to brag but I am pretty brainy. I am not teased but I am a bit of a teachers pet. If they call you that, tell them to back off. If you don’t feel comfortable saying that, just tell them how you are feeling. If not that, tell your parents or a teacher.

  4. SadToBeTeased says

    January 17, 2019 at 6:33 pm

    Omg the CCPS (A.K.A. THE COOL ONES), Called me the teacher’s pet

  5. tec pet not says

    January 17, 2019 at 11:18 am

    me to for some of my classes

  6. giphy girl says

    January 16, 2019 at 12:47 pm

    I used to be called Teacher’s Pet because I always loved to share my future with the teachers. Not because I was nerdy.

  7. KueKawaiiSquirrel says

    January 15, 2019 at 2:43 pm

    I WANNA BE THE TEACHERS PET! :C

    • I feel Ya!! says

      January 16, 2019 at 7:48 am

      Me too.

  8. Hermione says

    January 15, 2019 at 10:54 am

    Yeah, I do get teased like that some times.. 🙁

  9. Tescher's Pet #2 says

    January 15, 2019 at 12:25 am

    SAME!!!! LOL

  10. Blue in Braces says

    January 14, 2019 at 9:07 pm

    I am never teachers pet! 🙁

  11. BlackPinkBear says

    January 14, 2019 at 7:54 pm

    Hi There!
    I have never really been a teacher’s pet so please don’t take my advice seriously but please consider it ;)!

    Experience:I have been a teacher’s pet but not because I am smart nor that I have sucked up to them. My teacher just liked me more?? She would pay more attention to me, give me pet nicknames… For no reason?
    It’s weird. Well I know a girl and she well she does extra for everything. For a 3 sentence paragraph she wrote 6 pages.For a project book she literally made it a dictionary! I guess teachers like her for that. But I can see her expression when people says her teacher likes her more.. People label her.. It’s not nice. She may be but…
    advice:
    I suggest talking about to the teacher. YES! You might think I’m crazy but it will work. Just tell her the problem with other kids. Your teacher might change her habits in favouriting you and pick you less for special jobs. Or she might talk with some students. Sometimes just simply ignoring those who say you’re the teacher’s pet. There are probably jealous or want you to get mad or something.

    Again please don’t take this as professional advice just take it as some advice to carry along to school!
    But I really hope this advice and experience helped you!
    Toodles,
    BlackPinkBear
    ;)))

  12. Anonymous says

    January 14, 2019 at 6:33 pm

    i feel you every time i get a new teacher they always have a favorite

  13. Dork girl!!!!!!!!!! says

    January 14, 2019 at 5:11 pm

    I feel so sorry for Teachers pet problems

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