Chapter 2: Respect, Liking, Trust, and Fairness

          The part that jumped out at me was the part that talked about treating students as their own age, and not anything too young.  Students within the age range that we will be teaching want responsibility and independence.  Treat students like they are ever-growing individuals.  One quote that summed this up was, “In my mind, you’re not my parent, you’re my teacher.  That line goes but so far.  Don’t overstep your boundary.” (Alexis, page 35)

          This chapter really jumped out at me because it reminded me of my sophomore English teacher, and my sophomore History teacher.  My English teacher used to talk to us in a hushed voice, and would give us books to read that were not challenging us or treated us like we were fragile and could not handle the responsibility of harder work.  Don’t get me wrong, she was super nice, but most of the class felt like we weren’t being respected how we would have liked.  My History teacher, on the other hand, was very serious and kind of intimidating.  However, he treated us like we were thoughtful, mature people who needed a place to think and learn.  He talked to us like adults and we grew to respect him much more.  He became one of my favorite teachers in high school.