Published: Aug. 31, 2021, 10 a.m.
Getting to know your students makes all the difference in your classroom and in your planning.\xa0 Here's how I recommend you get to know your students.\xa0
- Let the kids get to know you.\xa0
- Get to know you questions. Grab your copy of my 180 questions of the day.\xa0
- Take an interest in what the kids do.\xa0
- Attend school events.
- Get to know the families and the community.\xa0
Reasons getting to know the students is beneficial to you:\xa0
- It's not miserable.\xa0
- Parent contact is easier.\xa0
- Kids care about you and will let you be a human being.\xa0
- Kids root for you.\xa0
- Kids appreciate what you do for them because they know it comes from the heart.\xa0
- Kids work hard (listen for more details - this is important)
- Your classroom is a happy & safe place.\xa0
- You become a person that kids trust and can go to for help.\xa0
Listen to more on my unlimited test retake policy.\xa0