All teaching must include authority in the classroom.

Teachers can gain authority by being equitable, truthful, and empathetic.

Teachers are responsible for teaching students skills, knowledge, and societal norms.

Teachers' authority is gathered from their own thoughtfulness, dignity, and knowledge.

Authority grows from sharing knowledge and being able to admit when knowledge in a certain topic is not present.

Subject mastery invites authority. When teachers master the subject they teach, they can differentiate content based on their students' needs, but know that there is always more to learn.

Teachers gain authority in the classroom through practice and experience. Teachers must strive to gain authority from the beginning of the class.