In chapter two of “Fires in the Bathroom” author Kathleen Cushman brings up the question of how a newly graduated high school teacher differentiates them self from the students that are close in age. She asks us in a rhetorical question how should be go about gaining the respect of our students while still keeping a feeling of comfort in the classroom.
This set of questions popped out at me because I know that I look much younger than I am. This has always made every teaching endeavor I’ve done to this point more challenging because I feel I need to be stricter to gain the respect I feel I deserve. This is one struggle that I will continue to have into my student teaching as well as in my actual teaching career. It gave me hope that I will find a happy medium between being overly strict and going the popular route to gain respect.
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