While addressing topics such as trust and fairness, Cushman supports the idea that it is more important to be a good teacher than a popular teacher. She supports this with quotes from students who explain that they would rather have a teacher that showed their class how much they care about teaching and helping students learn than have a teacher who is buddy-buddy with everyone, or even worse, a select few.
I felt that this might be a hard thing for teachers to accept, but if everyone looks back, they can probably remember a teacher that was not their favorite, but really prepared them and helped them to learn. One of my fears as a teacher is the possibility of not being liked by my students. This section of the chapter really helped ease my fear, because it reminded me that being a popular teacher and being a good teacher don’t always go hand in hand. And while this is true, I know I will strive to be both.
Awesome. I'm so glad you're getting so much out of this book. 4/4
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