7 Things Great Teachers Do
What do great teachers do?
It's not rocket science.
With the drop out rate across this country at 50%, with most students dropping out in the 9th grade, in a survey of what great teachers do to keep students involved, the most basic strategies emerged.
This is what students said they wanted teachers to do:
1. Know us Personally
School have turned into factories. Especially high schools. Students need to have personal relationships with teachers who really care about them. Get to know them!
School have turned into factories. Especially high schools. Students need to have personal relationships with teachers who really care about them. Get to know them!
2. Students want to know about teachers.
If you were like me, you never heard teachers say anything about their own lives. When they did, we were all spellbound, because it's all about relationships!
If you were like me, you never heard teachers say anything about their own lives. When they did, we were all spellbound, because it's all about relationships!
3. Students want teachers to simply smile more!
A simple smile is a form of approval and a sign that you matter in these factories, we call schools.
A simple smile is a form of approval and a sign that you matter in these factories, we call schools.
4. Students want teachers to encourage them to participate in school activities.
Teachers - notice student strengths, compliment them, and steer them into debate, band, singing, sports, or some kind of activity where they expand their horizons and don't just go home after school. (Did you know most high risk behaviors occur after school in a home with no adult present?)
Teachers - notice student strengths, compliment them, and steer them into debate, band, singing, sports, or some kind of activity where they expand their horizons and don't just go home after school. (Did you know most high risk behaviors occur after school in a home with no adult present?)
5. Students want teacher to spend time beyond class helping them understand the material.
Teachers, all it takes is a 1/2 during lunch or after schools to review and answer questions students are too intimidated to ask during class.
Teachers, all it takes is a 1/2 during lunch or after schools to review and answer questions students are too intimidated to ask during class.
6.Students want descriptive feedback on their assignments - not just a grade!
How many of us worked on an assignment and got a "C" with no explanation? Teachers, take the time to explain the grade! Compliment or critique. Feedback is the breakfast of champions!
How many of us worked on an assignment and got a "C" with no explanation? Teachers, take the time to explain the grade! Compliment or critique. Feedback is the breakfast of champions!
7. Students want to know why.
Have you ever sat in a class or seminar and asked yourself "what does this have to do with me? Teachers - tell them why this is important for them to know. If you can't, don't teach it!
Have you ever sat in a class or seminar and asked yourself "what does this have to do with me? Teachers - tell them why this is important for them to know. If you can't, don't teach it!
These are no-brainer things all teachers can do. And there's many more!
Contact James Vollbracht, an educational keynote speaker and consultant with over 20 years experience. Author of "Stopping at Every Lemonade Stand: How to Create a Culture That Cares for Kids" (Viking-Penguin), he can help your school now! Contact with athttp://www.jamesvollbracht.com, and be inspired and excited about the small things that reap big differences!
James Vollbracht, author and presenter at National Conferences, Governors Summits, School Districts, and Youth Serving Organizations can be reached at http://www.jamesvollbracht.com. His presentations are story driven, interactive, researched based, and full of practical ideas!
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