Teacher's Pet Syndrome
Arrogance and pride that comes from a teacher liking you or giving you good grades simply based on their arbitrary/personal preferences, favoritism, or bias rather than genuine giftedness, intelligence, or wisdom.
Nick: "I have straight A's on my high school report card! Go, me!"
Also Nick 15 years later: "I wanna restart my former Uber driver job because I have to pay back all the shit I bought on Amazon.com that I can't afford."
Mike: "Settle down, Nick!"
Mike: "You just have Teacher's Pet Syndrome. You didn't do well in high school because you were genuinely gifted; you did well in school because the teacher personally liked you for some reason."
Mike: "Unfortunately, teachers are not immune to human tropes like personal perferences, favoritism, or bias."
Also Nick 15 years later: "I wanna restart my former Uber driver job because I have to pay back all the shit I bought on Amazon.com that I can't afford."
Mike: "Settle down, Nick!"
Mike: "You just have Teacher's Pet Syndrome. You didn't do well in high school because you were genuinely gifted; you did well in school because the teacher personally liked you for some reason."
Mike: "Unfortunately, teachers are not immune to human tropes like personal perferences, favoritism, or bias."
Teacher's Pet Syndrome by Your Average Internship August 30, 2026
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