There is a purpose for the teacher’s pet. I know that most teachers do not like to have a teacher’s pet because they do not want to seem like they are playing favorites with that student. However, I think that there are times that we do need to have that teacher’s pet. The role that they play is helper. If the teacher needs to step out of the room then he/she knows that there is someone that they can put in charge for a couple minutes, or whenever there is a substitute teacher, then the teacher’s pet can inform the substitute of what has been going on in the class and what kinds of things that they have been going over.

Yes, I think there is more than one role for students. Students are learners as well as teachers. They can also be the “know-it-all”, the “class clown”, and the “teacher’s pet”. Each student plays their own part in the classroom, and there is a purpose for each. If we didn’t have these roles, how boring would that be. These types of roles motivate others, and keeps learning fun (for the most part). Students learn from the teacher as well as learning from other students. I know that some times it is easier to understand some things when it comes from a peer. Also students are teachers. Teachers learn from students and those students who help other students are teachers.