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I believe that the art of teaching is shown in the teacher's ability to have a positive rapport with students. According to Webster's Dictionary, the word rapport means "relation; connection, esp. harmonious or sympathetic relation: a teacher trying to establish close rapport with." Hopefully, your cooperating teacher has a good rapport with the students. Watch your cooperating teacher this week in order to answer the following questions:
What strategies does the teacher use to build and maintain rapport with students? How are opportunities for success provided for each student? Do the students have a positive connection with the teacher?
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Being a Military Police Officer, while responding to any domestic disturbance, it is very important to build rapport with that person. By doing this, you build that little bit of "trust" and he/she may open up easier. Ways I have observed my cooperating teacher do this is by making complete eye contact and when a student asks for help, the teacher gives her full attention to that student. Most of the time, a rapport is formed when 2 parties just meet. This is great to use on the first day of class. WIthout being too personal, a teacher may touch a students arm when greeting them, or they may even shake that students hand. Asking questions such as their favorite color or sport also helps for a teacher to build rapport with her students. Because of this, the student know has a positive connection with that teacher and this may give that student motivation to succeed.
ReplyDeleteRapport is very important in the classroom. I am in a pre-k classroom, so it is important to be sympathetic towards those students. Singing songs with the class, having a person of the month, attending to their needs of opening a sandwich bag or simply helping them sharpen a pencil. Teachers smile at the students and pat their backs is also a good way to show rapport. It is funny, there is a little boy that comes from a lower class family and doesn't have a close family and when he is at school, he is very positive because he is respected and he feels comfortable. When we take him out to see his mom, he starts crying and doesn't want to leave.
ReplyDeleteCourtney,
ReplyDeleteI agree that having the teacher ask the students personal questions is a great way to get on a personal level with them especially if they are in a younger grade. I also agree that "trust" must be met for a student to succeed, because the student has to trust the teacher in many aspects.
Kaitlyn,
ReplyDeleteI agree that the little things, like opening a sandwich or snack bag for the student builds a positive rapport between the teacher and student. I also agree with Courtney, because asking questions shows the student that you are actually interested in them. When the student is confident that their teacher is interested in them, they'll trust that their teacher is also interested in their success--which can lead to positive outcomes.
My host teacher has an excellent rapport with each of her students. I observed in the kindergarten classrrom, and to keep the students on target and focused, the teacher also needs to somehow be at their level. By simply laughing at them when the time is appropriate, allowing them to tell their long, silly stories that have absolutely nothing to do with what you asked every once in a while also shows that you're interested in what they have to say. My teacher would smile or pat the student on the back whenever they understood a concept they could not understand ealier or if they did a good thing in the room. My teacher would thank the students for their help, which led to the students wanting to help out even more the next time so that the teacher could thank them. I think forming some type of bond with each student is completely necessary when teaching, because once the students feel they connect with you, they'll respect you more.
ReplyDeleteMy teacher has great rapport with her 6th grade students. #1 on her class rules is "I will respect you to show you how to treat me." She shows each of them respect, she listens to them and gives them her attention, she shows interest in things such as thier extra-curricular activities, she praises them when they do good, and she allows them to just be kids to a certain extent without sweatting the small stuff. She told me when I first started that I just need to get them on my side, and once I achieve that, I will be fine.
ReplyDeleteThe teacher I shadow in the first grade class shows a rapport relationship with her students by treating ever single one equally, by putting humor in her lessons, and by letting the kids be kids while learning at the same time. She always has a positive following a negative, she provided her students with a comfortable environment by letting every student know that he/she can come to her for any help, and she lets the students know that it is okay to make a mistake (she ensures that kids do not laugh at other classmates). The connection between the student and teacher is very positive in the way that they are always smiling and at the same time expanding their knowledge level.
ReplyDeleteEmily, I think that it is great that your host teacher really enforces respect in her classroom. Knowing and understanding respect can branch off into so many other important elements. I also agree with that the students have to be on the same level as with the teacher.
ReplyDeleteJulia,
ReplyDeleteI completely agree that teachers need some type of connection with their students because it really does help them to respect you. The more a teacher respects her students and shows that she cares, the more respect the students will have for her because they will begin to care.
In a kindergarten classroom rapport is important for the teacher to have with the students. The cooperating teacher that I have been observing has a great rapport with her students. She greats a close connection with her students by getting involved with their lives out side of the classroom. In the beginning of the year the students took pictures of their families and created a book of their families and shared stories about them. Another way she creates a connection is by singing songs to the class. The class is very comfortable with her and sing along with her. Another way is if a child falls she will sympathizes with them and give them a hug and show them she cares.
ReplyDeleteNina,
ReplyDeleteI feel a connection with teachers who put humor in to lessons to. It makes the lesson much more interesting and fun. You want to be around that teacher and at least with me i enjoy the subject more if the teacher has a strong connection with the student and the subject they teach.
The Spanish teachers that I observe were not very sympathetic to their students. If they didn't turn in their homework, then they lost points for the day. They didn't curve on their test, if students did poorly on it. If they were late to class, which is five minutes to prime time, then they would receive detention. They treated everyone the same, but at certain times the teacher would ignore the "obnoxious" student when he or she raised their hand. I believe that some students have a connection with a few teachers. There was one teacher that would not be vulnerable to any situation, and I could not see how a students could have a relationship with this teacher.
ReplyDeleteTiffany,
ReplyDeleteI thought it was a great idea that the teacher had all the students bring pictures of them and their families, and told their story to their fellow colleagues. I also think singing songs is a great strategy to learn something or remember a hard subject.
brittany
ReplyDeletei think its terrible when the tearchers are not sympathetic to their students. it can be very discouraging to a student when the teacher doesnt give anyone breaks. i know that in my classrooms students disliked the teacher and lose respect for them, resulting in a distracting classroom.
my teacher doesnt really provide opportunities to make up or correct work in the classroom. it is very discouraging and its hard to maintain a good attitude towards the professor. she only pays attention to the students that have an idea of whats going on in the class instead of checking for understanding at each level of the classes learning ability.
ReplyDeleteThe teacher I oberved had a very connection with the students they would give him hi fives and stuff or always want to talk to him betwen classes.
ReplyDeletemy past teacher I observed was able to connect with students very well. The students would ask her questions about how her day went and if it was a Monday, the whole class would go around the room and share what they did on the weekend. The teacher also know not to cross the boundaries with what information to share with the students.
ReplyDeleteI believe the students enjoyed talking with her about their days and the students felt like they could go to the teacher and talk with her when they needed. She would regularly have students wanting to talk with her during lunch about pretty much everything.
The teacher I observed would ask students how their weekend was when they came in on a Monday. The teacher took interest in the student's life outside of school, which in turn makes the student more comfortable with the teacher in my opinon. The teacher is very easy to talk to and I think that is important. The opportunities for success that is provided for each student is that students get to redo a homework assignment if they didn't grasp the material and got one on one time with the teacher. If a student needed help, the teacher was there to help them succeed. I believe that the students do have a positive connection with the teacher because of the way they talk and act in class. The students are very respectful of the teacher and this was a 3rd grade classroom. That teacher must have worked very hard to get that respect from the students at that age.
ReplyDeleteNina,
ReplyDeleteI love that the teacher you're shadowing puts humor in her lessons and treats everyone equally. I believe a teacher should be easy to talk to so the students are not afraid to ask for help. The fact that the teacher tells the students that it is ok to make mistakes does wonders for a students confidence knowing that they don't always have to be perfect.
The art teacher that I observed did a good job at making a connection with her Ap Studio Art students. She constantly walks around the room during class and stops at each students' desk to talk to them about their art. She allows them to ask her for help at that time and she makes sure to give them advice, but not tell them what they have to do. She wants the students to be able to trust her judgement instead of just following orders. This concept makes the students feel more comfortable when they talk to the teacher and they end up talking to her about more than just art.
ReplyDeleteRebecca,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like the teacher you are observing does a great job at having a good connection with her students. When students feel like their teacher is interested in their lives, they tend to respect that teacher more. It is very important for a teacher to be easy to talk to. A lot of students are afraid to speak up and ask questions. When a teacher has a good relationship with his/her students, that problem decreases.
The teacher I observed has very good rapport with her second graders. She knows each persons family pretty well, which makes it easier to have good relationships with her students. She always listens to their stories from over the weekend, and shares details of her life as well. One thing that my teacher does that isn't very helpful for her students is that when the students are called on and get the answer wrong, she makes a bigger deal of it than it is. She thinks this is funny, but it then makes the children think it is ok to make fun of that student.
ReplyDeleteBrittany,
ReplyDeleteI think it is very sad that the teacher you observed wasn't sympathetic. Especially with being late, if the student is late every day, it is ok to punish them, but if it is a rarity, then the student shouldn;t be punished.
I have been through my observation. I think that in the secondary classes you will see that there is a rapport at all. I guess my teacher seemed to have 2 or 3 students that would talk to him but the rest just stayed quiet. I think that students should deel comfortable in a classroom. I think it is hard to learn if you do not feel comfortable in a learning enviroment.
ReplyDeleteBrittany,
ReplyDeleteSympathy is a big part of teaching in my mind. Teachers need to be respected but approachable at the same time. I think the more comfortable the student is the more likely the teacher can help teach them the material.