I didn't know we had national hair colors. If she lived in Iran, would they legally sell her hair dye? Or, can an indigenous Iranian have the hots for a blonde?
Please guys, she's not that big. Still has an hourglass shape. (of course, she's young and might gain more later, but hey, people come in all shapes anyway) Hair dye, sure, but it's hardly uncommon. Seems like almost every girl in my classes has put something on her hair. Anyway... as usual, whether you admit it to everyone or not, you would. I was actually a college professor at 27, and it was kind of weird. Teaching or TAing a class here and there is one thing, but it's another when that's the role everyone expects you to assume, yet you're not really any older than anyone else (especially if there are lots of nontraditional students at your school). I felt like I wanted to just make friends (outside of the ones I was teaching) and be myself, but I was just isolated by being "Dr. Isabel" to everybody. Surreal. I did make some friends anyway, but decided to go back to school, and to teach on a different campus than the one I attended, until I felt ready to be the grown-up. And that's where I am now, though it's finally getting hard to blend in with a students even when I am one... ironic. You've got to get your social life somewhere, and I hope the girl's going to be OK. I don't see anything wrong with having student friends or boyfriends if they're not taking your class. But they've got to be the type that would be mature enough to handle it and understand your roles and responsibilities. Probably her biggest challenge will be being attracted to guys in her classes or vice versa (or some who might just try to charm her to get a grade - 18-year-old girls are notoriously vulnerable to guys who flirt with them for all the wrong reasons). However, since she went to teach in a different culture, that will probably cut down on a lot of that as they will see each other as being different. I hope she finds guys and friends who respect her for who she is. I still have a lot of students my age or older, particularly at the community college where I teach now. That's just normal for me. I'm used to getting the "my teacher is so young" thing, though with time I'm not quite so much of a novelty.
Unfortunately I haven't dealt with them in... well way too many years (since like 1992-3?). I have to take a geometry class this summer too, but at least I remember getting 99-100 on all those tests. This darn teaching thing better be worth it when I get my masters.
By going to teach at that college, she prob wasted a lot of potential as a researcher if she has them.
