Respect.
I feel respect is an important thing to have in the classroom. It must come from both instructor and student. As an instructor we cannot expect or demand it from the students without justification and it is likewise with the students. The first day of class sets the tone for the rest of the phase and what you do that day can have a dramatic impact on the instructor and student.
Hi Chanel,
Good point. The basis of successful real estate is location, location, location. For teaching it is consistency, consistency, consistency.
Gary
On day one it is imperative for you to set the tone for the expectation of level of respect towards instructors and students as well as the expectation of respect from student to student...the bar must be maintained...you can't set ground rules and then not follow through.
Hi Amanda,
Exactly. Respect must be earned, it cannot be gifted. Meaning students have to earn respect from their peers and you. In addition, you earn their respect by being a high quality professional educator dedicated to helping them be successful. A win win for everyone.
Gary
I agree with you in that respect is a key aspect in the classroom. In my class the students must respect me, each other, and the general public otherwise the classroom, and clinical setting will be choatic and could lead to a dangerous situation.
I agree. Also we need to watch the way we talk, and the language that we use. If we ask our students not to use profanity in the class room, we must not use it either.
Hi Bill. you're certainly on target with the power of respect; students can be a real challenge. Interestingly, some students prefer to be very private and work alone with their own identified resources and that is actually a learning style or preference. Though I have always encouraged students to work in teams and build professional relationships, I've come to respect that independent, private style that some of them have, and tried to balance it accordingly in my own relationship with them while at least encouraging group work.
Jay Hollowell
MaxKnowledge/CEE
I totally agree with you. I always try to treat students as I would want to be treated, with respect. I find that all most every student will respond back to you in the same way. There are a few students however that just do not like the instructor student relationship. These few students are the real challenge and can make it a very long day.
Thanks, Phillip! One way that I have tried to give respect is to identify and appreciate what our adult learners bring to the table - focus, life experience, traansferable skills. Though they have their challenges, I think too often we take the "let me tell you what you need to know approach" rather than building on what the students may already have learned. Assessing their knowledge and application of a subject or concept is, of course, part of every instructional plan.
Jay Hollowell
MaxKnowledge
yes, I agree. Respect is and has always been a two way street in that to gain respect from others be they your peers or students, you must also give respect to them as well.
I couldn't agree more. Yes there are cultural, generational and experiential differences between myself and my students, but everyday I need to bridge that gap, and try to build some kind of a repoire with each one of them so that we can ultimately earn each others respect while simultaneously creating a stimulating and enjoyable learning environment. If my students aren't comfortable and enjoying themselves they don't learn very much.
I also agree that repect should be earned and I feel that alot of people/instuctors feel they deserve repect, we must earn as well as the stunts need to earn it, no more big me little you.
Respect is very important not only instructor to student, but student to student. To many people beleave that it is just given ont earened.
I feel as you do mr.ko respect is very inportant in a class if you give respect to every student you will recieve it back.
Respect must be earned,not demanded.All men are created equal.I might have more age and experience,but we are the same.
Instructor need to be respected by their student body in order to have control of the class.
I told my student just this morning that respect had to be a two way street
As far as respect is concerned, as a leader, teacher, instructor or whatever the case may be,I find it works well when you give respect to your students and usually they will give it in return. Without that foundation the days can really drag on forever. Where I work, sometimes it seems as though it is 13th grade with cigarettes and most of the city youth have been raised roughly and a new enviorment where respect is key, well, sometimes it can be a bit difficult to adjust to this new sort of mind-set. We must continue on this course and maybe we can change a few lives in the process!
I totaly agree, we as an instructor must be for our student a roll model and set the terms in which the class must be conducted.
