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In what ways do you make your students feel valued?
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I make my students feel valued by greeting them and being happy to see them each day. I work to include each student and make them feel like a part of our course community. I work to connect individually with each student, even if just through eye contact and smiling during a course period or in the hallway. I encourage students to share how they are feeling and what their interests are. I listen and respond when students are taking a lot of tests one day and need a break, or if they need more practice with a concept. I tell my students I love teaching them and I’m glad they’re in my course.
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Listenig to them, taking time to aswer their questions, verbalizing that they metter
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Let them know that they are loved by God and by me and that we are brothers and sisters in Christ. Let them know that those points stand regardless of social status, background, economics, race, learning ability, etc.
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I make my students feel valued by telling them they are important to me and God: He has a plan and purpose for each of them. Reminding them of God’s love for them; that He loves them even when they make mistakes. Reminding them of God’s grace and forgiveness through Jesus.
I tell them how much I love being their teacher and how blessed I feel God brought them into my life for this year of learning and growing together.
To help my students feel valued I listen closely to let them know I hear them and empathize with their feelings; so they feel their feelings are important.
Every morning I greet each student by name and will tell them I’m so glad you’re here, or we missed you glad you’re back.
First thing during attendance I make sure each student has a lunch and snack for the day, I keep healthy snacks so no one goes without a snack and we contact parents if lunch was forgotten to bring or allow the child to buy lunch that day. Showing my students their well-being is very important to me.
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I make my students feel valued by answering their questions and making them feel like their questions are worthy and thoughtful, by writing messages on their work encouraging them, and by interacting with them inside and outside the classroom.
