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In what ways do you make your students feel valued?
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I work on making my students feel valued by celebrating victories, big and small. I make an effort to do fun activities for the end of each large chapter in math. We do special classroom greetings and work on being bucket fillers.
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Building a solid relationship of trust and safety from day one. Giving them a space where their voice is heard and questions are answered through faith-based knowledge.
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Listening and giving them an opportunity to share or speak into a subject.
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Allowing them to ask questions, speak for themselves, provide a safe environment, make things fun and educational.
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Valuing my students is one of my biggest priorities in my job. I take time to listen to them, to care about what they care about (good or bad), to celebrate and mourn with them, and I try to be very intentional about never making their feelings seem silly or insignificant. I love being able to give them hugs, being able to laugh with them, and being able to keep up with their families and hobbies.