Chapter 2: Respect, Liking, Trust and Fairness

Chapter 2. Fires in the Bathroom.

There was so much excellent advice in this chapter. One of the things that stood out for me was the talk about humor in the classroom. Humor is a good tool to help bridge a gap between students and the teacher. “Let them laugh a little. There is nothing like laughing at a teacher.” (Cushman, 20). Whether it being laughing at a teacher or laughing with a teacher I think it can help connect a classroom. Another idea that stood out was that students will respect you if you show up on time.

In terms of the time issue, I think one of the most successful things you can do as a teacher is let them know when work will be returned. I had a teacher in high school and she on the first day of class told us that if is a small assignment, you will get the graded paper or worksheet, etc., back the next day. If it was a larger assignment, it may take longer, in which case she would let us know when it would be returned. It made me want to pass my stuff in on time, because I understand she was working equally hard to get the work back to us on time. It was a respect issue from me to that teacher. The humor, coming from a person who like to laugh, is essential. I enjoyed classed more when it was light and funny. I will definitely will implement humor in my classroom.