Dear Joe,
I hear that one a lot too- "Don't smile until December"...Well, I have
never been able to hold out that long. (smiling or having fun, myself) I
think there are plenty of ways to gain/hold respect without acting like
Cruella DeVille.
You sound like you have found a nice middle ground to stand on.
How long have you been teaching? What level? Where?
Curious art mind wants to know.
LaDonna
in Columbia, SC
AC Moore Elementary
"A smile is a curved line that straightens everything out"
Phyllis Diller