Ideally, the teacher would like all students equally and there would be no favorites, but just as there are people outside the classroom that we like better than others, there are students that teachers like better than others. It's natural for those students to become a teacher's favorites. There's nothing right or wrong about that as long as the teacher treats all students equally and does not give the 'favorites' special privileges or treatment.
The appropriate antonym applicable for pupil is teacher.
No they cant
pupil
My favorite pupil will not be attending class tomorrow.
Yes
A student or pupil.
Elev og lærer
The pupil was very smart and well behaved in class.
It is the Srimad Bhagavad Geeta. In which, Lord Sri Krishna is the teacher and Arjuna is the pupil.
It's OZUMAKI NARUTO.
illegal! if they are a minor, but still illegal!
The pupil in my class raised her hand to answer the question.