Think about this: Why do you do things with your students? Why do you teach them soccer? Why do you have holiday parties? Why do you bring them breakfast when they forget, help them with a project or talk to them?
Why do you plan exciting lessons? Read adventurous books? Why do you encourage greatness and accept mistakes?
Sometimes we are teachers forget why we do things for our kids. It is easy to say "We want them to be great kids, we want them to have the best." But really are we that altruistic? Not at all!
We do it because we like to! We all enjoy it! Sometimes, we may forget that, sometimes we get down and we feel like the mundane things we do, just don't connect to the children. But generally, we like to spend time with the kiddos and we like to have fun! And the more we can bring that out for the kiddos, the better it will be.
Sometimes, it can be helpful to share that with the kiddos. Explain to them that you like to do things with them and for them and that you have fun doing it!
This is a great way to build better relationships with children and explain to them that your happiness is dependent on them! Keep them happy and they keep you happy. What a wonderful empathetic relationship!
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