Do teachers have to protect students?

In order to ensure that all students have a safe and productive learning environment, teachers have a responsibility to discipline any students who disrupt the classroom and endanger other children. But state laws and regulations set limits on what teachers can do to carry out that discipline.

How can teachers build caring relationships with students?

Fortunately, research has identified practical tips for teachers to help them build caring relationships with students. Here are some of the tips I find most important: 1) Get to know your students and the lives they live. This is especially important if your students are from a different cultural or socio-economic background than you.

How can a caring teacher transform the school experience?

A caring teacher can transform the school experience especially for students who face enormous difficulties, such as dropping out or dysfunctional home lives. One student who faced these kinds of hardships told a researcher that the greatest thing a teacher can do is to care and to understand.

What is the relationship between a teacher and a student?

According to research, few factors in education have a greater impact on a student’s educational experience than a caring relationship with his or her teacher. One researcher described it this way: Imagine two teachers teaching the same lesson on poetic construction. One is very impatient with students and the other supportive.

Why is it important for teachers to care about students?

Research suggests caring relationships with teachers help students do better in school and act more kindly toward others. But research has also shown that teachers who visit students’ homes and spend time in their communities develop a deep awareness of students’ challenges and needs and are better able to help them.