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In what ways do you make your students feel valued?
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Seeing each child that comes through my classroom as a child of God, made in His image, and being reminded that I am called to that subject and that classroom in that school for such a time as this, helps me to value each and every student.
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By listening to them, and paying attention to the concerns/questions they have in their studies and life.
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I make my students feel valued through a personal and professional relationship with them, I celebrate their birthdays with a gift as I pray for each student especially, and I make sure I am approachable. It gives them the confidence to meet me whenever they have challenges.
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I remind them that God loves them and is interested in their well-being, I celebrate them with applause and good try gestures even when their answers are far from correct, I encourage them when they are struggling and I also tell them that every one of them is unique and relevant in one way or the other.
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Building a personal professional relationship with them so that they feel like I care for them and if they need anything they can depend on me.