No, I think he wants to maintain a teacher/student relationship and that his private life is going to remain private. If you give them any answer at all then they poke for more questions... so he stops it cold by giving them NO information at all.

my dad fielded tons of flirtation from the girls in his classrooms. it sounds like your guy is making a sound and conscious choice. it also sounds like it's the female inquiries that bother you.

I teach at a junior college in Texas. I tell my students the same thing with respect to questions about my personal life. It's not that I am embarrassed by that aspect of my life. It's that I try to maintain a professional distance between my students and myself, just as others here have suggested. I have found that that this is one of the better ways to head of inappropriate advances from my students. (Another way is taken from Billy Graham's play book. I never meet behind closed doors with my female students.)

Certainly not. He's probably just embarrassed to be in a situation like that. Kids are very impressionable these days. Also, he probably wants to keep his personal life and his teaching life seperate. He doesn't need those kids interfering in his personal life.

no...its about boundaries

NOPE..it's his personal life and that has no place in the classroom!

it means his work life and private life are separate. Pupils are not friends.

Yeah. He probably is embarrassed by you because you read too much into things (obviously).

no. teaching, particularly students that age is touchy, and you have to enforce boundaries and get them to pay attention. they are not supposed to ask about or know about your private life--they do it to hassle him, to distract from the class, to maybe tease someone who has a crush on him, but whatever their motive, it makes his job harder, and takes away from what he is trying to do think about when you were in school. did you know who your teachers were dating? did you know which ones were married and which ones weren't? what did you really know about them? his students shouldn't know you exist, until maybe you show up at graduation, and he introduces you, because he's done with them. maybe. most of my teachers--they might have occasionally had their spouses at school functions but we didn't see them and didn't know and were just about never introduced. you need to really respect that in order for him to do his job properly, it doesn't matter what rumors his kids come up with, at school, you don't exist, and you shouldn't. if he hides you from his family or his friend or when you're in a restaurant, and friend of his comes to say hello he pretends he doesn't know you, then, then I would say you have problems this, this is him doing exactly what he needs to, exactly what he should, exactly what is his job, and he's sharing it with you. maybe because you asked, or he's letting you know how things are in case you ever are in a situation where you're at his school, or because he's telling you about his day, or he's pissed because his kids misbehaved more than usual, or he's annoyed, because he'd like to be able to tell them about you, or I don't know why. but he did. from the little I know, he sounds like a good teacher. he sounds trustworthy, and when you're in his world, at school or a school event, or something like that, take your cues from him. trust him a little. trust that whatever his reasons are, they're important. ask him--ask him about his job and why the kids ask about his personal life and maybe it'll help. but he isn't doing wrong here. generally we found out if teachers were married when they had rings, or suddenly got rings, or were suddenly several months pregnant and wow, she's married and her husband looks like that? thinking back, I still don't know about a good 75% of them. i know one teacher got divorced when she changed her name back...

If hes a sick bastard then yeah. Otherwise your sis could be wrong.

Neither, he might just be being friendly. The only way to know is to straight up ask him. But by asking know you are implying that you are interested in him.

i think he likes you.

It sounds more like his female students have a crush on him and he wants them to leave him alone.

Sounds more like he does not want to delve into his personal life with his classmates. Which is how it should be he is there to teach. But best way to find out is to ask him. "Why don't you just tell them you have a girlfriend?" then you will know his motives. Honest, open, communication is the best way to build a relationship.

no, it's an incredibly inappropriate question, he shouldn't answer that

No it doesn't. It means he has professional ethics and stands by them. Maybe there's something else going on in your relationship that causes you to feel insecure, or are you unaware of professional ethics?

I think he means it's none of their business, unless he has given you reason to be unsure in other ways, I wouldn't think anything about it.

He just doesn't let them get nosy about his private life. Once they have a yes or no to that question, the questions will multiply - Why? Why not? Is she nice? What's your type? Is she prettier than me? Have you done it yet, sir? Kids who will do anything for a laugh and an easy lesson (with no work) will make life hell for a teacher who has once shown willing to let them ask personal stuff. Think Lauren off the Catherine Tate show! (Get past the yogurt - 45 seconds)

I would guess that it almost certainaly does NOT, but why don't you ask him instead of us? I think that if we all talked to those around us how we feel about something rather than keeping it in and letting it fester we would all have a lot less trouble in our relationships!

No he isnt. He is just being profesional. he is right, it is none of thier business.

No. If he didn't, kids would ask annoying questions.

No, I think that he really believes that it's none of their business...and I don't blame him for not wanting to talk about his social life with a bunch of 12 yr olds.