teacher's pets
Favored by instructors
Teacher's pets are students who curry favor with their teacher and receive preferential treatment in return.
The term is almost always derogatory, implying that the student's standing comes from flattery or eagerness to please rather than merit: The other kids resented her for being the teacher's pet.
The concept extends beyond school to any subordinate who seems to enjoy unearned favor from authority.
- academic achievementEducational success metrics
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- diligenceCareful, persistent effort
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
apple polisher · conformity · eagerness · eager beaver · resentment · attentiveness · peer relationships · sycophancy · fairness · ambition · ingratiation · student engagement · motivation · self-promotion · good graces · brown-nosing · sucking up · charisma
- student typesjocks, kindergartners, nerds, first graders, geeks
- sycophantssycophant, sycophants, toady, toadies, bootlicker
teacher's petstroublemakers
Those causing problems deliberately
bad apples · class clowns · delinquents · rebels · bad kids
teacher's petsrebels
Armed opposition fighters
nonconformists · insubordinates · wise guys · smart alecks · provocateurs
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