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Your student’s success depends on your relationship with them. That’s why 97 % of teachers focus on building trust and good connections in the classroom (State of Engagement Report, 2022-23).
Want to know why and how? Below we’ll discuss the importance of strong student-teacher relationships and trust. Read till the end to find helpful strategies. We’ve also covered relationship-building classroom activities for day one, so you can start fresh this new academic session.
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Developing trust in your students improves student-teacher relationships and the quality of the teaching-learning process. Both students and teachers benefit by building trust in each other.
You can reduce indiscipline in the classroom by building trusting relationships with your students- as per a study published in School Psychology Review (2008).
You transform students’ lives and learning experiences once they start trusting you. Trust is the ‘binding glue’ that brings relationships together in education— wrote Stephen Brookfield in his book, ‘Building Trust With Students (1990)’.
“When you develop trust in students, they have more faith in you than in their parents”, says Deepa P., Retired KVS Primary Teacher.
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Teachers form deep bonds with students to keep the teaching-learning process going smoothly. Strong teacher-student relationship motivates students. Have you noticed zero engagement in some classrooms? While those students actively interact with other teachers.
A good relationship between teacher and learner improves learning quality. Special needs learners benefit the most from good student-teacher rapport. Students feel a sense of belonging when teachers build a deep connection with them and thus learn better.
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If teachers don’t have trustful and healthy relationships with students, they lose interest in their studies. They avoid learning new things and don’t share their problems. They may also develop a subject/exam phobia. Classroom indiscipline and behavioral problems are other negative effects of a lack of trust in student-teacher relationships.
Teachers are also affected by unfriendly student relationships. Don’t you feel burned out and stressed because of students who create indiscipline in class? You lose patience and may shout at them.
Bad student-teacher rapport negatively impacts the social and emotional development of students and stresses teachers, as per the American Psychological Association.
You need to be more than a teacher to build deeper connections with your students.
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To deeply connect with your students, be
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Be their FRIEND.
Make your students comfortable to open up to you. Take inspiration from these relationship-building strategies for the classroom:
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Trust and respect in the classroom can be maintained with these activities.
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Students feel teachers trust them when they are given responsibilities. Hand over important roles like managing, cleaning activities, classroom setup, and notebook distribution.
Give prompt responses when they fail to give the correct answer. Tell them you’re proud of them for trying.
Make your students believe in you by showing your weaknesses. Tell them your failure stories so they feel inspired by you.
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Practice and preach qualities of integrity. Don’t be partial and treat each of them equally.
Students like set routines. Follow a regular timetable and study pattern. Keep modifying your teaching methodology. But don’t bring drastic changes when they’re not prepared
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Teach with enthusiasm. Be an innovative and resourceful teac
Tell them where and how to find you when they’re in trouble. Share details of your free periods.
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The absence of trust and healthy rapport between teachers and students negatively impacts learning and engagement. Before the start of each session, develop a schedule for spending time with your students. Interact with each of them for at least 2 minutes daily. Then reflect on that information and modify your teaching practices and strategies to build trust and deeper connections with your students.
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