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9: How to Connect with Your Students

The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast

9: How to Connect with Your Students

How important is the relationship you build with your students, and how can you make that relationship better? James Sturtevant, author of the book You've Gotta Connect, joins me to talk about why the teacher-student relationship is more significant to student learning than even socioeconomic status, the specific things teachers can do to build a strong…

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  1. What Is the Overall Message of the Book "are You Really Connecting With Your Students" at 5:47

    This book is focused on helping teachers connect with their students. Full answer

  2. Why Is the Acceptance of Students Important at 11:29

    This is sometimes difficult to do as acceptance and endorsement become synonymous when they are not. Full answer

  3. How Does a Teacher's Background Impact Their Ability to Relate to Students at 14:30

    Many people who go into teaching were good students themselves. Thus, they may have not gotten to know others who were academically un-inclined. Full answer

  4. How Did James Sturtevant Understand Unmotivated Students? at 16:02

    On Cult of Pedagogy, James Sturtevant says many teachers were strong students themselves, with high grades, varsity sports, or National Honor Society, so they… Full answer

  5. How Can Teachers Embrace the "class Clown" Personality at 22:07

    Sarcasm has to be foiled as it can be poison in a classroom. Full answer

  6. How Does James Sturtevant Say a Teacher Becomes Familiar to Students? at 25:06

    On Cult of Pedagogy, James Sturtevant, author of You've Gotta Connect, says "get to know your students" fails when they are not ready. He reverses it. Full answer

  7. What Happens When Teachers Make Flippant Remarks? at 28:53

    Students will often return sarcastic comments back to the teacher. Full answer

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