[SampleMan]

Does your school have teacher-student sleep overs too?

Do you go to the movies with your boss?

“Open Door Policies” are still intended to be professional, not social.

You sound like one of those people who wear a chicken costume to work on casual Friday and don't understand why the boss sends you home to change.

I don't want my children's’ teachers sharing their personal lives with them. Its TMI. TMI is detrimental to the professional relationship (and I'm paying for a professional relationship). In the military we called it fraternization.

[prof.h.mandingo]

I used to play tennis with my boss. I still knew he was my boss. Of course I have some sense. Per the military, after WWII there were studies as to unit cohesion of the German forces during the war. The studies concluded the Germans were able to keep cohesion much longer than thought possible due to bonds between officers and their men. We have adopted some of that attitude in our special forces units.
You make a silly analogy of wearing a chicken suit etc. Many, many students do not have parents and those who do have parents who could not be bothered with them. It is pathetic to see.
These students need some sort of adult support in their lives.
This ain't Leave it to Beaver anymore. The country has changed and not for the better. Your views are warped as a FReeper because you do care for your kids etc. WE are a small segment of the larger population.
I teach and it breaks my heart to see what passes for families out there. Packs of wild dogs treat each other better.

[yldstrk]

my school has teachr sponsored trips

Is that too “fraternizing” to you?

I was an active duty Army officer, I know what is and what is not fraternization, dude

[yldstrk]

btw, I don’t do casual at work

[linn37]

Yes in 8th grade our teacher did do a sleepover. We all had a blast and there was nothing inappropriate going on. Of course thats 30 some years ago.