Authenticity

Defining Authenticity isnt the easiest thing to do. I would say it is being able to be yourself and being genuine no matter the circumstances. I think there is a point where you can over do it to an extent that the kids just wont care. Thats when you have to pulls the reigns on yourself a bit and realize that maybe you dont have to do as much or just the opposite realize you have to step it up a bit.

I think a student can tell if a teacher is unauthentic or fake just by the way they act or treat them. If they are overly happy all the time or very strict all the time, but they dont seem to act that way outside of class you know that they are fake. I know a alot of my teachers from high school were that way. Either I knew them because they were my coaches or they were family friends. But when you know that they are your friends outside of class and they try to be strict on you in class its just hard to take them seriously. Just as little kids would lose the respect of a teacher who looks nice but is down right mean to there faces.

The consequences in other words would be that the students wouldnt exactly care what you are saying because they know you dont mean it. Also they would think that since you arent exactly being serious with them, then why do the work if they dont have to be serious.

It really is a give and take situation. You have to be serious to a point or nice to a point but, you have to still be yourself no matter what the siutation is otherwise whats the point of you teaching. Get another person with those characteristics to do the same thing.