Chapter 2: Respect, Liking, Trust and Fairness “It feels like we are being punished when the teacher doesn’t know the subject well enough to help stud

“It feels like we are being punished when the teacher doesn’t know the subject well enough to help students…” ~ Andres (page 25)

This excerpt comes from the section of the chapter where the subject is discussing that teachers should know their subjects they teach. This part goes right along with what has previously been said in the chapter. In order to gain respect from students a teacher should show a mastery of the subject to show the students that they are dedicated to teaching.

This excerpt by Andres hit the nail on the head for me. When I was in high school I had numerous math teachers who did not have the material understood well enough to teach it. My calculus teacher, had never taught in a school before, he used to be an engineer designing roofs for houses. His inability to understand the material made it painful to sit there in class, it was much like a punishment to us (the class). Thus I thought this problem was a good one to note because I remember going encountering this vividly in my earlier schooling experience.