First impressions are important and really do matter. The effective teacher starts the first day of the year by setting a standard for how the rest of the year should follow. Start the year off with a discipline plan in place that allows students a set of expectations for behavior (Richardson & Fallona, 2001). The effective teacher must gain the student’s respect from the start by maintaining control and establishing a sense of order. A good discipline plan must be incorporated the first day of school and enforced (Charles, 2008).