I have been on both sides of the classroom. I have been a
substitute teacher, and of course a student. The classroom interaction is a
very interesting. It does change from grade to grade though. Usually the
younger kids have the instilled manors and still use the polite terms of “yes
mam, and no sir”. As kids get older the
respect tends to disappear and the want to learn goes with it. By the time a
person gets to the end of high school they can usually see a light at the end
of the tunnel, and they either try hard or work hard, or they don’t care
anymore. The college scene is so different. Many of the people in college have
a goal and want to be there. I have noticed that a lot of the students treat
the staff with the same teacher respect; however, there are some who think they
are pears with the teachers and some of the things that are said to them, in my
opinion, are completely inappropriate.
I love this example. It really demonstrates and shows how the communication from generation to generation changes and the "respect" factor to adults or even higher authority is slowly fading away. I would have to say though that college students are a lot better with respecting their professor, but I am seeing more often how students chose to just not attend class. Part of me argues that that right there symbolizes a disrespect factor to the professor. There should always be a respect line drawn between the student and the professor in the classroom.
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