Chapter 2 Respect, Liking, Trust, and Fairness

One of the students, Alexis, is talking about one of the coaches at her school. He is great friends with his team, but he does not have any authority over them. He gives in to what they want to do rather then making them do what they should.

I had a teacher like this in High School. She taught my senior lit class and let everyone talk her out of having to do any work. At the beginning of the year she laid out a balanced plan of papers, projects, and even a couple of movies, but never followed through with the papers because a few students complained about having to write them. The coach and my teacher both tried to be friends with their students rather than coaching and teaching them. They let the students talk them out of doing work that could have benefited them, such as the sports team not ever winning anything. This is where they could have struck a better balance between friend and educator.