Social Distance Between Teachers and Students

Chapter 14. Maintaining a Social Distance
Chapter two talks about what a first year teacher can expect in their first year of teaching. One topic that is discussed is what kind of social distance a teacher should have with their students and when they should establish this social distance. Social distance is being a strict teacher or being a non-strict teacher. Some teachers according to chapter 14 either come off as one or the other on the first day of school. In an article by Diana Trusca called “A Good Teacher is a Strict Teacher” found out the web address http://articles.famouswhy.com/a_good_teacher_is_a_strict_teacher/ she explains her opinion that there should be a balance between a strict teacher and a non-strict teacher.
Diana Trusca says that in the past of education the way to teach and make students successful people was to be a stern teacher and have strict rules in the classroom. Now in today’s life style teachers are becoming less strict and more caring of the students thoughts and feelings. People have their thoughts and ideas that being strict and having a teacher be feared by his or her students is the right way to teach. Other people say that a student and teacher should have a balance between each other to have the best result of success within a student. Over all Diana Trusca believes that a teacher should have an open mind and a good attitude to other people opinions. But a teacher should not be strict at all, that their should be an overall balance of caring about your student and reaching out to them and also setting that line of sternness that the student knows not to cross and still as respect for the teacher.(Diana Trusca)