1. Trying
to be the “cool” teacher – Letting students use their cell phones/iPods in
class, letting them use swear words, and ignoring other school policies is the
wrong way to get students to like you.If you choose to let students ignore certain rules in your classroom,
they will be confused as to why you are a real stickler on other rules…like the
rule against talking while the teacher is talking, or the rule about throwing
objects in class.Also, you will never
be able to discipline disruptive students, because the students will tell their
parents (or the administration), “Mr. Jones lets us cuss in class, but he had a
problem with me getting out of my seat without permission?He’s picking on me.”
