Chapter Two: Respect, Liking, Trust, and Fairness

A girl stated a comment in this particular chapter that captured my attention immediately. She described that high schoolers are going to be disrespectful at times, but that does not mean that the teacher should strike back with animosity. I wholeheartedly agree with this young woman because there have been times where I have seen teachers intentionally ignore students just because the children have insulted them in one way or another.

Teachers do not realize that specifically ignoring or rolling their eyes at one student is noticed not just by that particular child, but it is perceived by the whole entire class. Educators are designated with the purpose of guiding each and every child in the classroom and when they are ignoring a student because of misbehavior, it makes the child feel as though the teacher expects that kind of behavior from them. Ignoring or mistreating any student will have negative effects on the child's learning capabilities and confidence level in the classroom. The student will also have little or no respect for the teacher. I believe that this will be one of the many issues that pre-service teachers will struggle with. New and upcoming teachers do not often realize how angry and frustrated they will be with a few of their students. Educators need to keep reminding themselves that when a child is misbehaving, the teachers are the ones who need to rise above it with maturity and tackle the underlying issues as to why the child is conducting such mannerisms.