As teachers, we all try to establish that all important teacher/student relationship to engage students in learning and growing. Creating extra time for interaction beyond the instructional portion of the day is a great way to strengthen this relationship.Teachers often think in terms of beginning contract time and ending contract time in terms of their day, causing them to shy away from attending outside-the-school day activities.
Rather, teachers should think in terms of the businessmen and women who meet with clients socially to deepen their relationships and understanding of each other so they can meet the needs of each other within their business relationships. If teachers would also think of their students as clients who are counting on them to help meet the needs that they have, then spending time with them outside of the business day will help all the more to meet those needs.
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