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Why Is the Acceptance of Students Important

This is sometimes difficult to do as acceptance and endorsement become synonymous when they are not. Acceptance is simply a firm grip on reality and understanding where a student is at.

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9: How to Connect with Your Students ·

The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast

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  2. How Does a Teacher's Background Impact Their Ability to Relate to StudentsMany people who go into teaching were good students themselves. Thus, they may have not gotten to know others who were academically un-inclined.
  3. How Did James Sturtevant Understand Unmotivated Students?On Cult of Pedagogy, James Sturtevant says many teachers were strong students themselves, with high grades, varsity sports, or National Honor Society, so they…
  4. How Can Teachers Embrace the "class Clown" PersonalitySarcasm has to be foiled as it can be poison in a classroom.
  5. How Does James Sturtevant Say a Teacher Becomes Familiar to Students?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.
  6. What Happens When Teachers Make Flippant Remarks?Students will often return sarcastic comments back to the teacher.

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