Chapter 2: Respect, Liking, Trust and Fairness

Chapter 2: Respect, Liking, Trust and Fairness


The part in this chapter that I found to be the most interesting was the part that stated “should teachers like students?” One student stated it perfectly “It’s not as important for a teacher to like the students as it is for the students to think the teacher likes them. Students feel more comfortable and motivated in classes where they think the teacher likes them.” Teachers must treat students equally and as a teacher, even if you do have a problem with a student, it is important to not let that show while you are teaching them. The students in this chapter wanted to feel as though they were respected by the teachers even if the teacher may not like them. They felt that it is important for teachers to be fair to all students and treat them equally.


I agreed with many of the statements that these students had about their teachers. If a student feels as though their teacher does not like them they are going to be less likely to participate and do well in class. I also liked the list of qualities which the students expect of their teachers such as know your material, grade us fairly, don’t treat us like a little kid, care about what is going on with us etc. I thought these were all important factors to take into account when it comes to teaching. I feel that it might be hard to please all your students but at the same time every teacher should do the best job that they can to make it possible.