The Power Of Human Connection In Education

August 18, 2014 in EduNews

Long-time Educator Rita Pierson tells it like it is: Kids aren’t going to learn from someone they hate. You’re going to have to build a relationship of mutual trust with your students if you want them to respect you, and learn from you.

Her tips:

Seek first to understand, instead of to be understood
Apologize

Watch Ms. Pierson’s TED talk to learn more:

Every kid needs a champion

Michelle Boyd Waters, M.Ed.

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I am a secondary English Language Arts teacher, a University of Oklahoma student working on my doctorate in Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum with an concentration in English Education and co-Editor of the Oklahoma English Journal. I am constantly seeking ways to amplify students' voices and choices.