The thing that struck me about this chapter was that the students were able to articulate the difference between liking and respect. They expressed that they preferred to have a hard teacher they hated at first but could respect and trust, to one that they liked but didn't challenge them enough.
If a teacher's prioity is for the students to like them, then they will do things that diminish the students respect and they will have already lost the most important tool in teaching. I will try very hard to be fair with my students; but will challenge them to do their best and not accept less. To do any less is to cheat them of the opportunity to become more than they were.
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