Student-Teacher Relationship

There were several questions that bothered me while reading, two being what are the appropriate hopes and boundaries between teachers and students? I mean, what can teachers and students reasonably hope to gain from one another and what are the appropriate, if any, boundaries between teachers and students? I think that both teachers and students should hope that all of their arguments are being carefully listened to, evaluated, and criticized. Teachers should be able to hope for students that accept their teaching on more than blind faith to authority, because they deserve more than that. Students should be able to hope for teachers who will value their point of view instead of ignoring it. They should both hope to teach each other and learn from each other. On the other hand, the teacher is still the one in a position of authority. Friendliness between students and teachers is perfectly acceptable, because it helps to create a pleasant environment where learning is a much easier task. However, that does not mean that students and teachers are friends. There doesn't need to be a power struggle between the two, but the teacher needs to be seen as an authority figure or their students will not respect them and both teaching and learning will become much more difficult tasks. Students and teachers have to work together to carefully balance their relationship to maximize the potential for teaching and learning.