Building Connections

[Scott Craig]

I agree completely with your comments and You JIn. Even the students who are "willing" to learn, will do a better job and learn more if they make some kind of connection with the teacher. Students can't learn in an environment where they don't feel comfortable. Your comment about "they might not be getting that at home", is true in too many cases. As a male teacher, I've found a lot of my students look to me as a father-figure since many of them do not have a father in their lives. Teachers do wear many hats and that's why a computer can never replace us and the work we do.