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In what ways do you make your students feel valued?
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I take time to get to know each of them. I encourage them to grow in the areas of their life they need. I tell them all the time that I love them and Jesus does too. I give regular feed back to them regarding their growth and grades as well.
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An easy way to make my students feel valued is to listening to them. Students know and feel they are valued through the relationships that we build with them.
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The word “can’t” is not allowed in my classroom. They can, it may take more work, but they do have the capability of doing hard things.
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Taking the time to time to not only learn and address them by name, but learn specifically what can be prayed for in their lives. My experience has been that if a student knows that you talk to God about them (positively) regularly. Chances are they feel valued. Even if they don’t express it publicly.
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Knowing students’ lives and interests, and listening to them when they talk to us about them, and showing genuine interest in care while we do, is so important make them feel valued. I make sure I know students’ names, and pronounce them correctly, and ask for updates about prayer requests or other things they have told me.