Encourage good students and assist poor students, but not to excess. Try to balance your teaching efforts to accommodate all of your students with minimal special attention to a few. Sometimes students will do just about anything for a grade. Although bribery is not common, it does happen. Most of us have enough good judgment to turn down suggestions or offers of money for grades and to discuss the problem with the student.
Subtle bribery is more common and more difficult to recognize and contend with.
It comes in many forms but generally occurs when a student attempts to do favors for you, to get excessively chummy with you, or to entice your sexual feelings in hopes that you will like him or her better and adjust your grading accordingly. Of course, students may also do all of the above simply because they like you. Whatever their motives, be careful not to favor students for personal reasons. International students . Some international students may have problems in your classes because of language or different educational backgrounds.