Share Paper: Relationship building built on trust and mutual respect: A classroom teacher's challenge.

  1. Mark Miller, Franciscan University of Steubenville, United States

Abstract: Relationship building is an intriguing, yet tricky concept. Some people make friends easily, some people are naturally talkative and friendly, others are more tentative and introverted thus have great difficulty making friends. For teachers, relationship building is a constant challenge. Each day teachers interact with students who possess multiple personalities (i.e. introvert, extrovert, combative, athletic, artistic, etc.), and each carry with them their own unique challenges. The teacher must direct this plethora of personalities toward a common learning goal. The importance of building relationships based on trust and mutual respect cannot be over stated, unfortunately many teachers have no idea ...