Teacher/Student Relationships (in high school)

Everybody has heard about them happening, and i got a part in a play called Up the Down Staircase, which is about a student falling in love with her creative writing/english teacher.

What are you EXACT views on student teacher relationships? If the student is 18 and the teacher is young, as in 20s, would you still consider that relationship wrong? also, if you were a teacher, and a student wrote you a love letter, how would you respond?

I think that teacher and student relationships are okay if they are in love and it's not just a sexual fantasy. Also if the student is a teen or young adult in a school, college or university (between the ages 18 and, well, up). I mean, honestly, who doesn't like a man who is at the same level of maturity, smarts, intelligence, etc., as you!

If the student is over 18, they can think for themselves at a better level. Getting involved with a teacher could conclude to the teacher getting fired, so the student would have to respect that. Overall, I don't have much of a problem with it.

BUT, if I got a love letter from a student (if I were a teacher), I would not accept that! I would either talk to them in private about it, or get a witness involved and talk to them. I could never get involved like that!

Professionalism is a good thing. A fantasy can be a terrible thing to mess up.