Professor Favoritism

Everybody should be treated equally in spite of digging into caste and creeds. Professors are the spiritual parents. No doubt they are the leaders as well as care taker but sometimes professor favoritism causes hurdle towards success. Actually favoritism is the unfair special treatment to one person at the cost of other. Professor favoritism may have positive as well as negative effects. Similarly it may be in a positive or in a negative way. Sometimes professor may favor a student or group of student because they may lack confidence or they may be weak in studies. To keep them in equal pace with the rest of the students they give them special care and attention. These acts of kindness make a great change in student’s life as they are passing through the learning stages. Little attention from professors boosts their confidence and helps them in improving their personality.

On the other hand favoritism without any reason cast negative effect on student personality. It creates jealousy and hatred in hearts towards the favorites. Jealousy and hatred once creeps in children’ results in fights it may be verbal, physical or both. Less favored kids may feel insecure and inferior when favorites are around. These feelings will keep them away from life, they may often refuse to participate in activities that helps in reshaping personalities.

Because of these ill feelings professors are diving them away from life instead of creating love and respect in their hearts they are acting as troublesome. Similarly favoritism make a student’s proud and encourage them to show off. It makes them overconfident and in some cases ill mannered.

Story of Joseph is based on favoritism: He was the most favored child among all that’s why His brothers tried to kill him but fortunately a mercantile passed and the brothers’ plan was changed and he was sold instead of being murdered.

Professors should treat all students equally and fairly. But it’s human nature people fancy things over others and treat them in a special way. But when we talk about grades, education, student career and personality, favoritism is answerable. It is a common practice in most education institutes some students get better grades as compared to others. But we are always helpless to rectify or justify it. This favoritism on one side helps a few students but causes hundreds of students to slip through cracks.

This issue cannot be end up at once. It demands great effort and participation from students, parents and high authorities. All students are created equal and no student deserves to be left behind.

I want to share my story to let you know about my experience. I was always being a professor’s favorite. It helps me a lot in evaluating and shaping my personality. It encourages me to participate in all functions, boosts up my confidence and helps in increasing my knowledge to keep myself in their good books. It not only helps in building my personality but also helps a lot in my academic career. I always got good grades.

But on the other hand sometimes I feel some of my class fellows have jealousy regarding me. They became rude with me off and on. These feelings were creating negative effects over their personality.

Professor favoritism has both pros and cons in their own way. But for an ideal professor to create an ideal and learning environment for students he\she must treat all students equally and fairly to make them best human beings. This environment will not only lead towards a better student career but also earn a good name for institute as well as for country.