A Teacher's Reputation

  When I got my class schedule for my junior year of high school, I scanned the list of names. Different thoughts ran across my mind as I read each name, "This teacher is really strict" or "Oh, this will be an easy class, the teacher is cool." I was already judging how the teachers would be and how I would act in their class based off of their reputation. 

  On the first day of school, I could tell some of the teachers with a "chill" reputation tried to be a little more strict. They would tell their class that they're "going to really enforce the rules this year," but there were still students whispering that she wouldn't be able to last the first six weeks. Eventually by the end of the first semester, most rules were thrown out the window, and the teacher's reputation stood.

   A teachers reputation will recede them throughout their teaching career. If students hear that you didn't enforce the rules or actually do any work in the class, then they won't follow any rules or do any work that you give. Students won't give you any respect if your reputation is bad.

  As a future teacher, I plan on maintaining and protecting my reputation by being the teacher I wish I had at that age. I want to be the teacher that is seen as fun and loving, but not a leader of a blow off class. I want to be the teacher that cares about the student's education and works to their fullest potential, but not the teacher that overwhelms students with work. Hopefully, I will be able to find a medium between the two and create a good reputation for my teaching career.