{"id":743,"date":"2024-06-12T20:57:31","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T20:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-hvcc-education106\/?post_type=chapter&p=743"},"modified":"2025-06-18T16:51:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T16:51:14","slug":"9-5-building-relationships-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-hvcc-education106\/chapter\/9-5-building-relationships-2\/","title":{"raw":"9.6 Building Relationships","rendered":"9.6 Building Relationships"},"content":{"raw":"Building Relationships<\/strong>\r\n\r\nOver the course of your education to become a teacher you will most likely hear a lot about the value of forming good relationships with your students and their families.\u00a0 It may sound like a \u201cno-brainer\u201d, but its importance cannot be overstated.\u00a0 According to the Room 241 Team (Concordia University Portland, 2018), \u201c...for children who have been affected by trauma, strong connections are vital.\u00a0 Rich relationships with teachers help children form the foundations of resilience\u201d (para. 3).\u00a0 Venet (2018) echoed the value of relationship building as part of the delicate balancing act of working with trauma-affected students.\u00a0 The author stated that \u201c...students who have experienced trauma, start by flipping traditional classroom paradigm: Relationships have to come before content...\u201d (para. 6).\u00a0 This applies to students living with trauma and all of your students. The more you know and understand your students, the better.\r\n\r\nConnell (2016) suggested ten ways that a teacher can build relationships with their students:\r\n
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  1. Greet each student every day with both a hello and a good-bye.<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Use letters and questionnaires to help you find out about your students.<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. Get parent input if you can.<\/li>\r\n \t
  4. Appeal to your students\u2019 interests.<\/li>\r\n \t
  5. Speak to students with respect.<\/li>\r\n \t
  6. Attend outside activities.<\/li>\r\n \t
  7. Let students inside your world (with appropriate boundaries, of course).<\/li>\r\n \t
  8. Let your students have a voice.<\/li>\r\n \t
  9. Be real.<\/li>\r\n \t
  10. Trust that they will all do great things.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nAs you move forward in your education, be sure to always remember the importance of listening.\u00a0 So many students are not listened to at home.\u00a0 People are distracted.\u00a0 Do your best to have your students feel heard and valued.\u00a0 It can make all the difference in the world.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/vpFG6mNAkAc\r\n\r\n-America\u2019s Promise Alliance, 2015\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s also important for teachers to connect to students\u2019 families and communities. Author and educator Rachelle Den\u00e9 Poth (2023) writes, \u201cBuilding a strong home-to-school partnership with families is important throughout the school year. Students need to have consistent support both in and out of the classroom, and the best way to achieve this is by establishing relationships between the school community and families and students that we support\u201d (para 1). The National Parent Teacher Association suggests six standards for home school relationships that can guide this work: Welcome all families, communicate effectively, support student success, speak up for every child, share power, and collaborate with community (PTA, 2023).\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\n(https:\/\/www.pta.org\/docs\/default-source\/files\/cfe\/2023\/national-standards-for-family-school-partnerships-one-pager.pdf)","rendered":"

    Building Relationships<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Over the course of your education to become a teacher you will most likely hear a lot about the value of forming good relationships with your students and their families.\u00a0 It may sound like a \u201cno-brainer\u201d, but its importance cannot be overstated.\u00a0 According to the Room 241 Team (Concordia University Portland, 2018), \u201c…for children who have been affected by trauma, strong connections are vital.\u00a0 Rich relationships with teachers help children form the foundations of resilience\u201d (para. 3).\u00a0 Venet (2018) echoed the value of relationship building as part of the delicate balancing act of working with trauma-affected students.\u00a0 The author stated that \u201c…students who have experienced trauma, start by flipping traditional classroom paradigm: Relationships have to come before content…\u201d (para. 6).\u00a0 This applies to students living with trauma and all of your students. The more you know and understand your students, the better.<\/p>\n

    Connell (2016) suggested ten ways that a teacher can build relationships with their students:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Greet each student every day with both a hello and a good-bye.<\/li>\n
    2. Use letters and questionnaires to help you find out about your students.<\/li>\n
    3. Get parent input if you can.<\/li>\n
    4. Appeal to your students\u2019 interests.<\/li>\n
    5. Speak to students with respect.<\/li>\n
    6. Attend outside activities.<\/li>\n
    7. Let students inside your world (with appropriate boundaries, of course).<\/li>\n
    8. Let your students have a voice.<\/li>\n
    9. Be real.<\/li>\n
    10. Trust that they will all do great things.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      As you move forward in your education, be sure to always remember the importance of listening.\u00a0 So many students are not listened to at home.\u00a0 People are distracted.\u00a0 Do your best to have your students feel heard and valued.\u00a0 It can make all the difference in the world.<\/p>\n