# Teacher-Student Relationship A formal teaching relationship begins the moment that a person attends a formal teaching event or engagement. An informal teaching relationship begins the moment someone in a teaching role begins offering advice or practical contemplative guidance to someone else. In more simple terms, one enters a teaching relationship when they assume the role of teacher. The role of teacher can be ended by the teacher and/or student. After the relationship has explicitly ended, there is a waiting period before one can form an intimate relationship with integrity set forth by this ethical statement. This waiting period is flexible depending on the duration and type of training the student has participated in (e.g. retreats are different than a workshop). It is highly suggested that teachers check in with the [**Guiding Teacher**](https://app.glassfrog.com/organizations/15235/orgnav/roles/13513138/overview) if there is a transition from teacher/student to a different type of intimate relationship. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://meta.buddhistgeeks.org/about/teachers-code-of-ethics/teacher-student-relationship.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.