In this chapter, it really jumped out to me that students have so many expectation of a teacher from the moment they walk in the classroom. We as teacher have to get to know them as students and as individuals. We need to reveal a little about ourselves to them too if we wish to get anything out of them that will be useful for us as educators to use while educating.
Teachers are expected to as the list states on page 35 "Let us know what to expect from you and from the class, know your material, push us to do our best- and push us equally, do your part, make sure everyone understands, grade us fairly, understand that we make mistakes, don't denigrate us, keep your biases to yourself, don't treat us like little kids, listen to what we think, care about what's going on with us, and don't betray our confidence." Thats a lot for a teacher to process and practice all at once, but the teacher that care enough will make this all happen to better the students learning experience.
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