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What are one or two practices you’d like to implement that would allow you to demonstrate your care for and commitment to your students? If you already have practices in place, what are they?
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I want to have a weekly lunch with the teacher. This will be a great opportunity to spend time with the students and get to know them better.
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I want to talk with the students more and get to know them. I also want to model a positive attitude.
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I have prayer time with my students. We pray for each other. We talk about the praises that they have and answered prayer requests. I also praise the students who have been working on a concept and they finally understood the concept. I also work one on one with them to see if they are understanding the concepts. I always remind the students who we are honoring with our lives, actions, language,etc.
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Praying for and with students regularly is one practice I try to implement regularly. Instead of saying “I will pray about that,” I try to stop in that moment and say a brief prayer with the student. I also try to speak words of life over students, telling them how much I believe in them or how proud I am of them. I try to find opportunities for them to overhear me bragging about them to others.
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When students turn in papers or take tests, I always like to write little comments pointing out what they did well or how much they’ve improved. I also like to publicly compliment students when they’ve done something well in front of the class. I remember what it was like for me as a student when a teacher would point out publicly something that I did well and I remember how valued I felt in moments like those.