 In regards to education, the teacher-student relationship could be jeopardized because the educator might not engage in self care and instead, devote all their energy into meeting their students' needs.Hoaglard (1991, p. 255) states that the caregiver would be defined as a “martyr, servant or slave” by the philosophy in the ethic of care.Another criticism of Noddings' argument is that ethic of care may result not only in the exploitation of the caregiver, but also in a smothering paternalism.