A study explored teachers' descriptions of themselves and of children to whom they were attached or for whom they felt rejection. Forty-two elementary classroom teachers (11 male and 31 female) from 16 different schools identified 3 "attachment" students and 3 "rejection" students using 5 personality descriptors and 5 physical descriptors. Two months later, the teachers described themselves using identical physical and personality checklists. Results were categorized in four groups: (1) traits teachers as a group felt they do or do not exhibit; (2) general traits of those children to whom teachers were attached and those they rejected; (3) traits which were the most disparate between the two groups of children; and (4) differences in teacher sex and student attachment and/or rejection. Results indicated that teachers were more likely to indicate attachment for students they perceived to be like themselves; however, while this was generally the case, teachers who had a negative self-image tended to reject students like themselves. Physical traits did not influence teacher attitudes to a great extent. Male teachers tended to attach to more female students and reject more male students than did female teachers. (JD)