Students and teachers have a distinct relationship with one another. It’s a formal relationship with a certain amount of respect. A different type of relationship compared to a child and parent.

But imagine having your parents as a teacher. How would the relationship in and out of the classroom differ?

These two students at KHS have had or are currently in classes that their parents teach.

Sophomore Mallory Simms had her father as her teacher for Physical Science last school year.

Going into her freshman year, she was excited to have her father as a teacher.

“I heard all the stories of high school and my dad’s classes,” Mallory said. “It was so awesome to be able to witness him in action for a whole year.”

She enjoyed watching him in his class and seeing how hard he worked everyday.

“He gives his job 110 percent, and I loved seeing him in his element and doing what he loves,” Mallory said.

Mallory believes that having her father in class benefited their relationship.

“We had all of these inside jokes that we got from him being my teacher,” Mallory said. “They left my mom and sister so confused.”

It also benefited her when it came to classwork.

“He was very helpful with homework, and if I had a question I could just go and ask him to help me,” Mallory said.

Sophomore Logan Loyer currently has his mother as his algebra teacher.

Logan also agrees that having your parent as a teacher benefits your schoolwork.

“If I need help, I can get it at home,” Logan said.

But Logan doesn’t consider having his mother as a teacher to be any different. He doesn’t see himself getting any extra attention compared to everyone.

“It’s not that different from having a regular teacher because I don’t receive any additional help in the classroom,” Logan said.

Mr. Michael Simms loved having his daughter in his classroom last school year.

“Having Mallory was interesting, for sure, and not a situation I anticipated,” Simms said. “But it turned out to be a pretty neat experience for me.”

Simms also saw it as a way to communicate at home with his daughter.

“As for our relationship it always gave us something to talk about when we got home,” Simms said. “I enjoyed the experience for sure.”

Mrs. Kim Loyer enjoys having her son in her class this year.

Loyer enjoys watching her son excel in the classroom. She also uses how her son interprets the work to her own benefit, learning what she might need to emphasize things better in the classroom.

“It is cool to see him excel in a subject that I like so much,” Loyer said. “It also helps me know what I might need to emphasize in class the next day when he asks me questions at home about the homework.”

Loyer, like Simms, also sees it as helping their relationship.

“Since he is a boy, he does not communicate well,” she said, “and this gives me something to talk about with him.”

Many students would dread to have their parents as their teacher, but these two think it’s not so bad after all.