Chapter 2: Respect, Liking, Trust, and Fairness

1. I have a friend who is going to be a teacher, and she tries extremely hard to be "popular" with the students. This frustrates me and makes me concerned that she is too young to be a teacher. She doesn't have the separation that comes with self-confidence.
2. All of the students in this chapter talked about how they could grow on a teacher if the teacher did their job well. They said that liking a teacher was important to them wanting to learn. I think that my favorite teachers and leaders in the Navy were not always the nicest, but steady in their knowledge and their demeanor. I think that the first step of proving yourself to the students as a teacher and not as a peer is huge for establishing credibility and boundaries.