Students will feel more relaxed. You will feel more confident. Students will trust that you are an expert on what you are going to be teaching.
Hi Chris,
Correct you are. This is part of being an educational professional that reinforces what you are doing in the classroom. This aspect of career development helps to determine if the students will see the maximum connection between content and relevancy.
Gary
In order to gain student respect, it is important to have a great firm impression with students. By dressing for success, showing up early, being prepared for class, and respecting students, teachers should be able to make a positive first impression. This will set the tone for the entire duration of the class.
I agree that your level of enthusiasm toward the class may dispell any preconceived ideas students may have toward the subject matter and about you as an instructor
In IT it helps to have a high-level item: HP shirt, Apple briefcase...etc.
Yes, I agree. First impression lasts. Like students, instructors should come prepared each time they come to class.
A positive impression set the way for how the course will be conducted, and gives the students a good understanding of your expectations as the course goes on. A positive first impression can also help calm the students if they had a bad impression about the course from some previous students of the course or about a previous instructor.
Hi Dr. Krieger,
Well said. This is so important but many times instructors don't realize that they are setting the tone for the course with the first impression.
Gary
Well, this is one of my favorite sayings." You never get a second chance to make a first impression".
It is the students first contact with you and establishes a motivational force in them to follow you forward in your program. They formulate a level of respect that opens their minds toward learning from you.
So the students know what to expect of the class and to set the standard for quality and integrity.
First impression starts the minute the students enter your class and continues throughout the first day. Therefore preparation for that first encounter is very important, and will set the tone for the rest of your course. Students will understand what your expectations are, and provide you with the opportunity to establish yourself as an instructor.
Showing excitment and enthusiasum lets the student know you like teaching, and they should really get something out of the course.
first impression mean everything. the first day of class student are nervous aswell as the instructor, but it is very impotant not to let that nervousness take over your first day. A intructor must come across organized and clear on all there expectations for the student.
It is very difficult if not impossible to change a first impression. The first impression sets the tone for the entire course.
I have taught 4th and 5th graders for over twenty years now. I still get "first day of school" jitters! :) Now that I will be teaching adult learners, I know that making a good first impression will be even more important. These adult learners are taking a math course with me, and math has probably been a real struggle for most of them in their pasts. I need to be enthusiastic the first class and EVERY class for them. I need to show them how passionate I am about math, teaching, and that I am there to help them succeed!
Making a good first impression is the starting point of your student/instructor relationship.
Being prepared, having control in the class room and making class goals and expectations clear on day one will get me off on a great start.
A positive first impression sets the tone and temperature of the room. The students will have a better experience if the instructor is enthusiastic and passionate about what they are teaching.
You want students to be excited to come to your class and want to learn. You want them to be happy to be there instead of waiting for the time to pass so they can get out of class and away from you.
I teach a night class. Students are motivated to learn. However, all of the students “complain” how hard it is to get this course work accomplished. I think that it is a way for them to have this as an excuse for failure, so I tell them from the start that I spent 9 years of night school and I got a job with little work experience and so they can too. It is amazing that their attitude changes from one of defeat to one of, hey if he can do it so can I. This is a great ice breaker too.
Sets the tone for the entire class and students success/failure can be influenced by it.
