Chapter #2: Respect, Liking, Trust, and Fairness

Chapter two covers issues of respect and fairness in the classroom. To gain respect from your students you must follow a short list of rules. The same should be expected from the students. “Showing up on time, take your responsibility seriously, don’t insult, respect one’s identity, don’t assume, and be careful what you say” (p.19). There has to be a balance between teaching and connecting with the students.

I think maintaining respect with students is a key component to teaching. To make the classroom comfortable for both the teacher and the student they have to both respect each other. I never thought how important it is for a teacher to be respectful to their students in order to gain the students respect in return. As long as the student has respect for the teacher then whether or not the student actually likes the teacher does not matter. Respect from the teacher allows the students to focus on just the teacher’s ability.