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teacher's pet

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teach·er's pet (tchrz)
n. pl. teacher's pets or teachers' pets
1. A student in special favor with a teacher.
2. One who has gained favor with an authority.
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Noun1.teacher's pet - the teacher's favorite student
darling, dearie, deary, ducky, favorite, favourite, pet - a special loved one
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teacher's pet n (fam, pej) → beniamino dell'insegnante
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00 Hardcover Routledge research in education LB3013 Unlike books on classroom management, this book on the social psychology of interactions in the classroom covers relevant theory and research, students' and teachers' nonverbal communication, the effects of teacher expectations (including the teacher's pet phenomenon), sociometric measurement in the classroom, the social structure of the student society, and the social psychology of educating and changing students.
The social psychology of the classroom by Reference & Research Book News
Byline: FIONA PARKER pounds 25 for winning letter I ASKED my granddaughter if she was the teacher's pet and she replied "no".
Teacher's pet is made to fret; your letters by The Mirror (London, England)
Byline: BRENDA HOLROYD IT is reported that Tony Blair has beaten Gordon Brown to it by becoming the teacher's pet in America.
Letter: Mailbag - Blair beats Brown by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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