As a teacher in the culinary field I am finding more and more students with this problem. They, the students tell me it's all about "respect" I don't feel they have the first clue as to what the real definition is. I try to be fair and consistent with all my students, but there are the few that test and push the authority that an instructor such as myself has in the class.
When it raises it's ugly head I pull them from class and explain the situation briefly and ask them if they understand. If they do we're back in class if not they are asked to leave and the student will be spoken to by the Director of Education. How do you deal with this situation in todays young student population?