Consequently, he feels hurt when he is not given the expected attention or praise. The child tends to take a negative attitude toward persons whom he disli.es but will co-operate with persons whom he genuinely likes. Although the motive of pleasing the teacher is not the best reason for doing the right thing, it helps the young child to build inner controls.
After a few days the teacher noted that Eleanor was fairly comfortable in school and was happy to talk about the games she was playing. The teacher noted: 'Eleanor enthusiastically told me the names she had given to all the plastic play people/
After about a week Eleanor began to greet the teacher when they met in the morning and she usually had some news to report. The teacher felt that this was a good sign that Eleanor was settling in well.
Should a child love his teacher? Yes, if "love" is taken to mean a warm, constructive relation in which the child is truly valued and helped to develop his best potentialities. No, if it means a relationship that is intense and meets the emotional needs of the teacher at the expense of the child. A teacher's strong personal affection for one child may lead to favoritism, which children keenly resent. Or it may make the child oversensitive to the teacher's opinion.
Consequently, he feels hurt when he is not given the expected attention or praise. The child tends to take a negative attitude toward persons whom he disli.es but will co-operate with persons whom he genuinely likes. Although the motive of pleasing the teacher is not the best reason for doing the right thing, it helps the young child to build inner controls.