River Roman

The biggest takeaway for me is not getting sucked into students' resentments.  Listen, offer sympathy if needed, but remain neutral.  I think this will help me a lot.

After this course, I plan to put much more time and effort into my lectures ahead of time and incorporate more variety, while balancing retaining some predictability so students stay comfortable.

I really appreciate seeing how important it is to connect with students on a human level and learn things about them to strengthen connections

Having a checklist of things I need to get through in class.

My takeaways:

• Don't try to be smarter than the students. Humility is key.
• Dress and act as professional as possible. No cursing.
• Have students use new knowledge ASAP to drive motivation.
• Arrive to class early and be prepared to start on time.