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There will be a lot of people who disagree with me-and that is okay. Different things work for different teachers. This is how I establish authority and style in my classroom. The number one way to catch and maintain authority in the classroom-is to prank the students on the first day of class. Now, hear me out. I've tried it your way.  "Hi, I'm your teacher for Intermediate Algebra this semester. Please take a syllabus and pass the rest back. I expect you to read this in your own time. Lesson 1...." Three minutes into it and they start asking if I really am the teacher. "Are you old enough to teach this class?" Nope. I'm not doing it that way again. I let 'em sit there. It's 8:55 and the teacher isn't here yet. It's 8:59 and the teacher isn't here yet.
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AuthorHi! I'm CoScine Creative. I have developed and run a tutoring center at a small college. I also teach some of their algebra and chemistry courses. And I will neither confirm nor deny pranking my students by pretending to be one. Archives
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