...McDaniel's (1994) article is useful to teacRESEARCH OWNED & PUBLISHED GLOBALLY BY THE PAPERSTORE 1 - McDaniel's (1994) article is useful to teachers in that it enables them to examine in greater detail how a specific personality type might choose to instruct a class and more significantly, how that class might respond to more affirmative authority. The author clearly suggests that authority is a necessary foundation upon which greater academic success can be built since "looseness" constitutes a personality trait in teachers capable of rendering students uninterested in learning. But firmness holds their attention, earns their respect as a leader, and forces the students to listen. Once they have that fundamental degree of respect for a...