
Okay, 100 words on the idea of a โteacher bullyโโฆ.Itโs easier to become one than youโd think. Teaching isnโt easyโstresses your time, patience, and emotional reserves. Some days, it seems certain students wantย to watch the world burn.But no matter how well-designed learning experiences are, the tone of your interactions with students can deflate a classroom in a hurry.
Students need to respond. They have to be accessible. They have to โlisten.โ So when they donโt, respond by design. Start with your relationship. Create a sequence. Adjust to the child. Do what works, and toss what doesnโt.
Whatever you do, donโt be a teacher bully.
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