I entered the class very offensively, perhaps in a spring, that I would be the master here and no one else. I did indeed gain authority, but at the expense of not being able to complete the entire curriculum planned for that lesson. It was clear that the students were under pressure and that they were nervous about me and that they were making mistakes on the board, and because they were stressed, their brains were not working at full capacity.
I did indeed gain authority, but at the expense of not being able to complete the entire curriculum planned for that lesson.