Dennis Roeder on Teaching Respect

All teachers, including Dennis Roeder, want to have a class that gives the appropriate amount of respect to their peers and those in authority. His time as a teacher has shown him that teaching respect is not possible without demonstrating respect. Here are examples of how to show and teach respect in the classroom.

A student can be very obedient, but that does not mean that they inherently respect their teacher. Many children, especially younger than eight years old, will be obedient out of a fear of punishment.

When a child makes the decision to be obedient because they respect their teacher and their classroom environment, they do so because they wish to show their respect and they know the teacher cares for their best interests.

The concept of respect is not something that can be told, it must be demonstrated. Students who witness their teacher giving respect to others are more easily able to model that good behavior.

People who are disrespectful are generally not successful in life. As teachers are innately poised to build successful children, lessons in respect are paramount to a prosperous outcome.

Students should be taught to respect persons in authoritative positions and their peers. This will include classmates and siblings, other teachers and their parents. However, ever student should also learn to respect themselves.

Children with low levels of self-respect cannot fully respect others. At the same time, low self-respect leads to other issues such as poor self-esteem. All students need to be worked with to manage their level of self-esteem.

Aside from people, items in the classroom and the rest of the world should be treated respectfully as well. Students must learn to respect their personal belongings and the things that belong to other people.

Students who have problems showing respect in the classroom often have issues with respect at home. Teachers will need to meet with these parents to discuss disrespectful home behaviors and what may be done to correct the attitudes involved.

Students who are given a measure of trust react positively to that attitude and often give respect in a reciprocal fashion.

Through good communication skills, including the ability to actively listen to students, they will develop a stronger sense of what it means to respect others.

Dennis Roeder finds that teaching and encouraging respect in class is greatly fulfilling.

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