Taking Notes: How to Know if a Student is Crushing on You

Type: Feature
Target Market: Teachers
Category: Unpublished

"Taking Notes: How to Know if a Student is Crushing on You"

By Charito Chua

"It was the first day of class, and she was late. Imagine a room full of boys very loud, rowdy and naughty, then suddenly the whole class fell quiet. It wasn't because the teacher finally arrived, but because a cute young Chinita was gonna be our homeroom for the entire year," shared Rey, who graduated from LSGH crushing on a teacher.

It may be the cute looks, the hot-bod, the supportiveness and encouragement, or the impressive intelligence and teaching skills. Whatever it is that these teachers have, it appeals to some students which results to a teacher-crush. So how do you know if a student is already crushing on you? Here are some clues and hints to find out.

Miss, miss! I know! Pick me!

"She noticed me because I was making papansin in class. I would recite all through the day," Emir shared while he was crushing on his 3rd year English teacher. Now I'm not saying you should think all the active kids in your class have a crush on you. Just take note of those who appear to just want to get too much of your attention during class. Apparently, teacher-crushes make the student pay more attention in discussions. Franz, a DLSU student, also shared to me, "Of course I was KSP in her class. Recite lang ng recite. That's how we became friends." A person would of course want to impress the person he or she likes, or at least not humiliate himself in front of the crush. However, it's not the same case scenario for everyone. Charm, who was crushing on her two-week substitute professor recounted, "I was nodding during his entire class. For those two weeks, I did not learn a thing because he was just too gwapo. But heck, at least he thought I was attentive!" So having a teacher as a crush might serve as inspiration for the student, but it might be a bit too distracting as well for some.

I would like to join the glee club!

Your student never showed interest before, but now that's all he is busying about. Maybe it's because of you! Kamila shared, "I joined the English club reasoning that my friend was part of it, But actually, my teacher that I was crushing on became the club moderator. I got to spend the entire English week together with him!" It's nice that students gain more interest because of you, but wouldn't it be nicer if they gained interest on the subject itself and not on the teacher?

Hi miss! Good morning! How was your day? Where are you going?

Have you ever had a student talk to you about nonsense things, which might not even be related to your class? It's normal to talk to professors outside the classroom walls. However, some students might actally want more than just "Hi miss" greetings. A story Justin shared to us was that he would go early to class, just so he could talk to the teacher before any of his classmates were there. Gilen, a student from Letran, also shared her techniques to simply get to talk to her professor she was crushing on, "If i see him in the hallways, I'd greet him all the time. Being the friendly prof that he is, he would greet me back. I'd be asking more questions like Anong gagawin ngayon sir? May quiz ba? Saan po kayo papunta? (What are we going to do today sir? Is there a quiz? Where are you heading to?) And even until now that he isn't my prof anymore, and luckily my friends have him for their majors, I'd grab the chance to talk to him when my friends talk to him around campus."

Uuuyyyyyy............

All high school girls pass by this stage. Now this applies to all crushes, not only to the teachers. It works just the same if the campus crush passes by, the football hunk, or the cute professor. Gilen shared, "I remember this sweet smelling perfume, and when I turned to check who passed by, my friends quickly teased Uuuyyyy...."

Teachers' day = Valentine's day

Giving gifts to teacher is quite a trend back in grade school and high school. This was one sure way to get on the good side of the teacher. Maybe even get better grades! But that's not all the reason there is to spend some cash for the day of beloved mentors. Danelle remembered some of her classmates giving a cake for the professor they were crushing on. Emir also shared what he did during high school, "Every teachers' day, we'd have a couple of gifts for our teachers, mostly generic gifts for all of them. But for Ms. Pena, I'd really give her hand-picked gifts. Even if she wasn't my teacher anymore, I'd still go to the faculty office to greet her."

These hints and clues students crushing on teahcer are simple to understand. It's normal to have crushes, right? Even on a teacher. However, when it becomes more than just a crush, now that's a different story. Maybe it's time to have a little talk with your students, and have an honest confrontation to set things straight.