Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Wanting to be the "Cool Teacher" while also having the respect of my students. As I am about to enter into my observation hours and internships, one thing I hope to learn from those, if not on here, is how to be a teacher that is likeable but also a teacher that my students respect as a figure of authority. What are the best ways to gain those levels of respect in regards to teaching methods(student and teacher based styles)? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I think that we all want to be the cool teacher, so this isn't a crazy question. In my experience, approaching the students respectfully and in a conversational manner helps this. I have always just talked to students the way I would speak to any other person, which they appreciate. I do not talk down to them or at them. I make sure to treat them kindly and respectfully, as I would any person, but also making sure that when I go over classroom rules and procedures they know that I am serious. This can look like, "Okay guys, so we're going to go over classroom rules, and I do not play about the rules. So when we're going over this, I need you to seriously consider what we're talking about. I will treat you as the person you are and I expect for you to do the same for me." I have always respected teachers that were up front, cool, and serious about their work.