Respect in the Classroom

I define respect as the appreciation and understanding of others. The same idea applies to the classroom. The students should appreciate that the teachers try to allow students to understand and learn whatever topic it is that he or she covers. On the flip side, teachers need to know that some students will not initially understand what he or she teaches.



If a student tells a teacher that their certain subject or class is stupid. This exemplifies that the students do not appreciate the teacher. The teacher hopefully has good intentions to explain the subject or topic so that each individual student can understand. However, when a student asks a legitimate question respectfully, the teacher should never reply in a sarcastic or rude manner. In this situation, the teacher does not understand that the student has good intentions to learn the subject or topic. The environment is skewed. If a teacher were to act in negative or saracastic way, there is a high chance that the students will focus more on the teacher and less on the subject they are learning. Thus the entire purpose of the teacher and the students both lose their purpose.



Respect is best established among the teacher and the students when there is a positive, mutual understanding and appreciation of each persons' role in the classroom.