Should I be the silent, strict, no-nonsense kind or the bat shit crazy genius unpredictable kind ? As a young assistant professor I always wonder which kind students prefer ? The strict ones are great to keep a distinction between professional and personal life. However the crazy weird ones are interesting.
Be an understanding professor first. In our college, some new professor's inundate student's with work and are very bad and disrespectful towards students in their demeanor. If you want respect, then be respectful and understanding the the students too. The profession is to teach and not about making it everything about yourself or taking your frustrations out on the students.
Also, read well and teach well too. Don't just read from the book. Nobody respects that. Students can do it on their own too.
Also, read well and teach well too. Don't just read from the book. Nobody respects that. Students can do it on their own too.