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Date Posted: 11:13:11 03/23/04 Tue
Author: Sarah Frantz
Subject: Re: "The Mean Teacher!"
In reply to: Heather Slotto 's message, ""The Mean Teacher!"" on 12:33:13 02/20/04 Fri

Oh Heather. You need not worry about being the "mean teacher." Just realize that not everyone in your classroom is going to like you everyday for the entire year. Discipline is needed in order to maintain the order in the classroom. You can't be happy and cheerful all the time. You must be able to get something done and not just be their friend all the time. This doesn't mean that you have to be terrible to your students just let them know that class can be fun but learning has to take place too. Good Luck Darlin'!!

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[> Re: "The Mean Teacher!" -- Chad, 12:34:33 04/13/05 Wed [1]

Heather, it's not a confidence issue. Dealing with your worries of becoming a mean teacher you could possibly be focusing upon your past when you dealt with a "mean teacher" whether in music or otherwise. In order to become a succesful teacher without having to worry about disciplinary problems, you must separate the professional from the social. We all know that you are a friendly, happy person. You don't need to hold back if a student reacts negatively; as soon as you show disciplinary action, even once, it clearly associates your position; you as a teacher, not a friend. There clearly must be a difference, otherwise students won't ever take you seriously.


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[> [> Re: "The Mean Teacher!" -- Gary, 05:16:21 04/14/05 Thu [1]

I know something to this effect has been said before, but I'm going to reiterate to further emphasize what Chad has said: you do not need your students to like you, you need them to respect you. Respect is of the utmost importance. Think about it--would you want to learn from someone you did not respect? Probably not. So earning their respect, both through demonstrating competence (I know my classmates and I always hated having teachers who were bad at what they taught) and by knowing when to draw the line as far as behavior. Again, I'm not saying to be "mean", I'm saying to be firm. Not budge. You know, that kind of stuff. Sort of like a rock that talks.


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[> [> [> Re: "The Mean Teacher!" -- Patrick Clinage, 23:40:33 02/05/06 Sun [1]

are teachers really mean or are we just mislabeling honesty...personally i have never experienced a mean teacher for all the teachers that i have had have just been blunt with me...i do belive that respect IS of an upmost important factor as a teacher towards your students


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