This is a fairly new blog for male teachers. They discuss issues that might not be normally discussed in a normal education blog. In one blog entry they discuss respect in the classroom. Apparently here is a misguided notion that being a male teacher in a younger classroom will automatically give you respect. This blog post wants to dispel that notion, and offer advice how to receive that respect. A lot of the advice I agree with. One piece of advice I find especially important, and that is to be honest. Many teachers think since they are in the position of authority that they can lie to their students. I do not think that is appropriate. Many times, students are smarter than teachers give them credit for and they can see through some transparent lies. This is especially true when they ask a question that you do not know the answer to. I think it is very important to say "I don't know" rather than making something up. Often times a made up answer will be remembered and they will carry that false info for a long time.
Gaining students' respect
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