As we move into our school year and at home with our children, we can at times miss opportunities to highlight the positives. Building relationships with our students and motivating them can be achieved by emphasizing the positive. Even if we have bad days or a student's behavior is not on target, don't forget to build encouragement into a stressful day. Giving the support may just mean the difference in success and failure.
Words of encouragement get and keep students connected and motivated. Below are a dozen examples shared by Allen Mendler on Edutopia . Find an excuse to share at least a few of these every day.
You may know many other positive affirmations to share with your students.
Be consistent.
Be supportive.
Be encouraging.
Be the difference.
#makingadifference
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