Does anyone here teach?
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As an adjunct, I taught upper-level design courses at a university. Best advice I can give - don't try to be their friend. That will only allow them to walk all over you, and trust me, they'll try everything. It was tough for me to be in my mid-twenties teaching students in their early twenties. I was a push-over the first semester, but quickly learned that it didn't help them grow as a student designer, or me grow as a design instructor.
Show them that you know what you're talking about, educate them, give them insight into the industry and they'll respect you, if not right away, then soon after.
You can also be a hard-ass and scare the shit out of them the first day - depends on your approach.
All of those experiences definitely made me a much better art director.