1. You do not have to be right all the time to be credible.  Credibility actually comes from genuine listening.

2. You gain respect not by demanding it, nor by demonstrating prowess; you gain respect by giving it.

3. Every reasoning person who believes a thing is in some way correct.  Find that first.

4. When challenged, always start by backing up and finding agreement.  It's always there.

5. Ask questions they can probably answer.  Minimize trick questions and gotcha's.

6. Never put a student under pressure, never put them on the spot.

7. Never make a student wrong, or feel that they have "lost".  You win only if they win.  If you defeat them, you’ve failed.

8. Teaching is leading, and vice-versa.

9. "A good leader does not get people to do good work.  A good leader develops people through work." (Peter Drucker)

10. You're not there to give them answers, you're there to strength their ability to find the answers, in their own way, without you.

-Scott Bain, April 2010-