How does sex between a teacher and student affect the teacher-student dynamic/relationship?

Jenna: How does sex between a teacher and student affect the teacher-student dynamic/relationship?
I am not talking about the legality or the moral/ethical side of it, or whether you think it’s gross.
I am talking about the relationship/dynamic between a student and teacher, or master and pupil, or within an apprenticeship or whatever you want to call it. I am also talking about male teacher to female student, male teacher to male student, female teacher to female student, or female teacher to male student.
Does introducing sex into the dynamic alter the dynamic in any way?

Answers and Views:

Answer by long little doggy
It brings a whole new meaning to “teachers pet”.

Answer by Gary Oster
The typical problems is that the teacher will tend to favor the student, or punish the student, based on whether sexual demands are met. The student will expect favorable treatment, but also be concerned that the relationship cannot just stop for fear of the teacher punishing the student with bad grades.

Answer by Pittsburgher -The Ugly Duckling-
Probably the teacher would show favoritism toward that student…let them turn in assignments later or grade them more leniently than the other students. etc. etc.

I don’t have a problem with teacher’s dating students, as long as they aren’t currently their students and the student is of legal consenting age if they are sexually active.

Answer by Rico JPA
From the teacher’s side, suddenly there is a reluctance to correct the student, to discipline the student (academically, not BD/SM, ya pervs!).
From the student’s side, once you’ve done that with a teacher, seen your teacher’s silly looking “O” face, you can never accord the teacher quite the same level of respect.

Answer by aaronmsl
There are two main problems. The first is the issue of consent. Where one party has power over the other, no matter how limited you may think that power is or how little you think about it, it is difficult to see if consent has been validly given, and it can be extremely hard to withdraw consent once given (how do you break up with your teacher without affecting anything? If you can’t, and you must continue, then you are not really giving valid consent).
The second is that if you have an existing teacher/student relationship that is complicated by a sexual relationship, it’s extremely unlikely you will maintain the two separately. So, you will find the student receiving easier marking, favouritism, extra “tutoring”, etc. etc. and being given an advantage simply because they are providing sexual favours to the teacher.

Answer by Shivam Sharma
Obviously, it is forbidden and frowned upon, but getting physically attracted to someone is not in control, and having attraction for your teacher is very common. Some of the reasons I think are.
1. You place teacher at a high place.
2. Teacher always commands respect, which attracts women to men.
3. Fantasy for elder person, so Teacher is the easiest bet.

It changes the dynamics of the relationship because once you indulge in any kind of physical relationship with your teacher, the way you ‘respect’ him/her will change, it can deteriorate or improve, depending on what goes on next.

No offense to anyone. And above answer stands for both homosexual and heterosexual relationship.

Cheers!

Answer by Teawitch
Absolutely. It changes everything. The student and teacher are no longer on a scholarly relationship but now on a personal one which ruins the objectivity between the two.

Answer by nusdunda
I am talking from the teacher-side. If teachers see female or male students and the sexual desire is rising like some kind of animal, they are not teacher, they are just animal that need only to lay eggs and gone away, too bad.

Answer by AskClea
The legality and ethical side of it is very important to your question, you can’t discount it with this question. It is the fact that we view it as immoral and it is illegal that changes the dynamic. A teacher is not going to be regarded as an authority figure if that happened by the pupil. The teacher will not have a professional attitude towards teaching a pupil either if that happened and will not be viewing them as present to learn but present to be in their company. That is why it is banned for even adults students and their teachers.

Answer by nathan
Got me an A in 7th grade Math thats for sure…