What do good teacher -student relationships look like and why do these relationships matter?
Teachers who fosters positive relationships with their students create classroom environments more conducive to learning and meet students developmental, emotional and academic needs. Here are some concrete examples of closeness between a teacher and a student.
- A seven year old girl who is experiencing divorce at home goes to her former first grade teachers in the mornings for a hug of encouragement , even though she is in second grade.
- A fourth grade boy who is struggling in math shows comforts in admitting to his teacher that he needs help with multiplying and dividing fractions.
- A middle school girl experiences bullying from other students and approaches her social studies teacher to discuss it because she trusts that the teacher will listen and help with out making her feel socially inept.
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