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| Joe Parlier — Former Principal, K. B. Sutton Elementary School |
It has been said for ages that students tend to listen to teachers who are
close to them. Students don't like teachers who are rude to them. They want
teachers who love them and share a good relationship with them. We all expect
to see teachers who treat us nicely; it's a proven fact that students don't
like teachers who teach them just for the sake of teaching. They want teachers
who understand their feelings and treat them properly. They want to see
teachers who understand the importance of education and know the best ways of
helping their students to understand everything effectively. Most of the
teachers are not provided with behavior management training during their
training processes therefore, most of them fail at having a good relationship
with their students. The training helps them to be developed and organized
only. They know the targets they need to meet but they usually fail at fixing
the hindrances that stop them from meeting the targets such as the contribution
from the students. If students don't contribute properly then the teachers will
fail at giving effective results. To get better results, the teachers need to
share cordial relations with their students. Here's how a teacher can share a
cordial relation with students.
1) Flexibility
The first tip is to be flexible. Don't be rigid, be flexible. You approach
should be flexible and you should know how to adjust your approach according to
the situations. A poor result by a student might not be acceptable but you
accept the result and refrain from scolding the student because you understand
that he's been going through personal problems and this is not the right time.
You have to be flexible and understand your students and their problems.
2) Help them
The second tip to share a cordial relation with students is to understand
their problems and help them. If they don't understand something, it is your
responsibility to help them until they don't understand the concept properly.
You shouldn't get tired of teaching them because it is your responsibility. And
helping them is not just about helping them at school, if there's something
that's bothering them then it is your responsibility to report to the
management or send the student to a counselor.
