FiB Chapter 9

I had somewhat of an “ah-ha” moment while reading chapter nine. This occurred when I came across a heading that stated: Don’t judge your success by whether students like you. I feel that this is a valuable piece of advice that too few teachers really take to heart.
The students voiced their opinions that a teacher’s main job is to teach and that students will respect and appreciate that teacher if they are learning. This is important because obviously someone in the teaching profession cares about their students and wants them to appreciate, respect, and genuinely like them as a person. Hearing students say that as long as you are doing your job it does not matter was really an eye-opener. I think Vance said it best when he stated that as long as you do your job, the bond you are seeking with students will develop on its own.