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by Michelle Boyd Waters, M.Ed. 

The Power Of Human Connection In Education

August 18, 2014 in EduNews

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Long-time Educator Rita Pierson tells it like it is: Kids aren’t going to learn from someone they hate. You’re going to have to build a relationship of mutual trust with your students if you want them to respect you, and learn from you.

Her tips:

  • Seek first to understand, instead of to be understood
  • Apologize

Watch Ms. Pierson’s TED talk to learn more:

Related topics: Student Relationships

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Michelle Boyd Waters, M.Ed.

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Michelle taught secondary ELA in public schools for 10 years. She served as an award-winning journalist before transitioning into education and is now Assistant Director of the OU Writing Center and a teacher consultant for the Oklahoma Writing Project. Michelle co-edited the Oklahoma English Journal for five years. She is a PhD candidate in Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum at the University of Oklahoma. She started reThink ELA LLC as a teacher blog in 2012.

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