The part of the book about how to keep teachers from being discouraged seemed to be very helpful. It was all about what students think of new teachers. It also discussed how students deal with new teachers sensing their fear and showing it to the teachers. They like to test the new teacher, and often new teachers get discouraged.
Kids will be kids and one aspect of being a kid is testing your limits. Students especially like to see where teachers stand as well as see how easy it is to get a teacher to waver. They are aiming to do little to no work sometimes and they will try to get by the teachers by challenging them. However, it is important for teachers, especially newer teachers to stand their ground and be firm. I am sure that all of us teachers fear the thought of not being liked because it is human nature. What we all must remember is that we must gain students respect by being firm and teaching them what they are there to learn. If we show our students respect and stay firm they are most likely going to show us respect as well. Alexis proves this by saying, “when you let students walk all over you, they’re not learning the essentials of respect, of how to interact properly. We as teachers need to remember to be confident in ourselves and stand firm. As long as we don’t let the students, sense fear they will follow the rules.
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