At the time, I was recently hired as a teacher in a local high school. I was without a doubt younger than the majority of teachers in the building, but still had around a 7 year age gap between myself and the oldest senior in any of my classes. I thought the age difference would prevent students from flirting with me, but little did I know that the student/teacher fantasy was one desired by both students and teachers.
Walking into a classroom with little experience is a difficult task. Any teacher will tell you that classroom management is the key to prevent you from losing your sanity. Most of my students at the time were wild and showed little respect towards me. Maybe it was my age, but it was probably the fact that I had no idea how to control a large group of teenagers. My skills improved over time as I learned each of their personality types and how to deal with them accordingly.