Have you ever observed a child's behavior with an adult? Have you really paid attention to their actions and the way they act? 
Well I recently started school, and for one of my periods, I cadet in the Elementary for First grade teacher, Mrs. Saylor. There are many things that happen in the short 45 minutes a day I am there. For instance, there is a girl, and while in class, she is far from attentive, rambunctious and overly talkative. In the classroom setting with the teacher, she's far different than she is when it comes to recess, or being in the hallways. While in the halls and at recess, there is a guy. He helps out with the rest of the elementary children. He is very attentive and pays an overwhelming amount of attention to the children. I've noticed that more attention someone pays to the children, the better they act. Like the little girl I spoke about earlier, when she is with the male helper, she does a complete 360 from when she's in class with Mrs. Saylor. She's quiet, attentive and helpful. Why do you think that is? Maybe because he treats her like a person. He still bosses the children around and keeps them in line, but the way he treats them changes their attitudes completely. The teacher, while in the classroom is very hard headed and strict, I guess you could say. Some of the children handle that well. Some listen to close to every word she says and stay quiet, but for some reason, the girls in the class tend to be the opposite. Maybe because the teacher is a girl? 
I know that while in high school, for some reason, I treat the male teachers with more respect than the females. I do, however give them all respect as people. I guess you could say I am quicker to please the male teachers than the females. I care more about what they think than the women. Why? I can't really answer that question for you. I think that perhaps, it could be that I am a female, and as a female, I am naturally attracted to males, being why I care more about their opinions and what they think of me. The same thing goes on in the Elementary. The boys treat the women with more respect and the girls treat the men with more. I guess that's natural for most people. No matter how old you are. 
So I guess, in conclusion, no matter how old you are, where you're from, or what you're attracted to, nature will always take over. You will follow your instincts and do as you would no matter what your age. The elementary kids have the same behaviors as the high school kids. They just do it in their own ways.