Re-establishing Respect?
Respecting students is one of the classroom cultures that is less discussed among teachers. This results teachers to be inclined to treat their students at times with little to no respect. Worst, in many schools and classrooms, little commitment has been taken either by administrators or educators to foster an environment of respect in school which should start with teachers respecting the students. Classroom culture: a culture when the members of the classroom the physical environment, the schedule and the approaches to instruction work together in harmony (Children's Literacy Initiative, 2017) Malaysian students, for instance, are frequently reminded to give respect to teachers because many of Malaysian cultural practices which are inherited from the past emphasis on the need to look upon elders and teachers with respect . However, none is mentioned about respecting the young as the Malay saying goes; Yang tua dihormati, yang muda dis...