Fires 2: Respect, Liking, Trust, and Fairness

Fires 2: Respect, Liking, Trust, and Fairness

            An overall theme running through this chapter is that of respect.  Teachers treating students with respect in many different ways, and how this will result in students generally following the example and reciprocating.  This will lead to a better and more rewarding classroom experience for all.

            I feel this is a very important concept for classroom management.  The students provided many examples involving this.  Not putting down students, not treating them like little kids, listening to students, and not discussing private things they tell us, are all strong examples they gave of respectful behavior.  Making students feel they are being disrespected will inevitably lead to a breakdown of the classroom culture that will interfere with a teachers’ ability to do their job.  Also, having the teacher behave in a way worthy of respect was discussed, as well as being a good authority figure.  I think this is a very important concept for a teacher to pay attention to and use to shape their classroom experience.