1. Thou shall be interesting. It doesn't matter how well you know the material if nobody is listening. Bore your students and they won't be learning from you. 2. Thou shall be excited about thy subject. If you aren't excited about the subject matter, your students sure as certain aren't going to be. 3. Thou shall be fair and unbiased. Remember how you felt about "teacher's pets" when you were in school? No more need be said. 4. Thou shall be strict but fair. Students need structure and expect you to provide it. Students need standards and need you to set them. If you don't follow your rules, you can bet they won't either. 5. Thou shall make sure thy zipper is completely zipped before class begins. Don't ask. Let's just say I'm glad that you can't really die from embarrassment.