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> I really can't believe you referred to a student as a client. It just feels to me completely against the spirit of education.

Actually, I can completely understand why the OP would say something like this, and I can see the value in it.

Calling a student a "client" can be a good reminder that, as a teacher, your main responsibility is delivering something of value -- knowledge and understanding -- to that student. I think that's more congruent with the "spirit of education" than thinking a teacher's primary responsibility is to whatever organization they're part of. (Note: I'm not at all implying you were saying that! Only that some poorer teachers seem to act that way.)