3/20
Today I observed something while waiting in the classroom to tutor. The teacher was addressing the class in a manner that to me seemed almost rude. His class is full of trouble makers who misbehave constantly while he is talking, but his manner towards his students was just as rude as they were being. He had a cold tone to his voice and would make comments to the students that were rather mean. Also if they had questions he would simply make a rude remark back to them. He almost appeared stuck up. I can understand his frustration but is that the right way to react?
On one hand I can see where this maybe a good idea. Perhaps by not giving the students the time of day, he was ignoring their tactics of stalling the glass. He may have thought that the students were simply misbehaving to distract him from teaching. Maybe they just wanted to get attention or boost their appearance to their peers. If this is true then yes a teacher wants to ignore these things so they do not take away from the learning time. However, the question is how you can go about doing this. By treating your students rudely or displaying an attitude, you ultimately may loose their respect. Students I think model a lot of what their teachers do in the classroom. If they see the teacher is acting fed up and disrespecting them, then they to will become aggravated with the teacher. The thing is then to try to find a balance between being stern but not rude or cold. Trouble makers need to be dealt with but treating the whole class badly looses more students who were paying attention. I know teachers get frustrated it is only natural, yet they have to realize that the students are too. The only way a situation can get better is by working to help both sides gain control.
