2. Avoid Personal Mannerisms
Mannerisms of speech, dress, and gesture on the part of the teacher can be intensely irritating or comic to children who have to sit and watch them, and may well lead to negative behavior on the part of the class.
3. Be Fair
Real or imagined injustices can breed resentment and hostility in children. Fairness means ensuring that any loss of privileges, etc, is appropriate to the original misdeed, it means behaving towards children consistently so that they know what to expect, and it means keeping one's word. Interestingly, children of all ages rate "fairness" as one of the most desirable qualities in a teacher.
4. Be Humorous
This does not mean that teachers try to be knock-about comedian, but simply that they are prepared to laugh with the class (though not when the joke is on some unfortunate individual member
of it), and to introduce humor into teaching material where suitable.
5. Avoid Unnecessary Threats
When threats are uttered they must be carried out. Constant offers of 'one last chance' soon weaken the teacher's standing in the eyes of the class.