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Running Head: PREPARING FOR INDIVIDUALISM

PREPARING FOR INDIVIDUALISM

Preparing for Individualism

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Preparing for Individualism

Teachers who go to the extent of knowing their students individually create a greater chance of guiding them and lead them to grow in their learning. The teachers who create individual bonds with their students tend to know them in a unique way which will be of great use in helping the students navigate through their education and as well as school life. Different strategies are used by teachers in creating the personal teacher-student bond, including displaying a positive attitude both inside and outside the classroom. Creating a positive attitude can be accomplished in many ways for instance, when the teacher teaches with passion and enthusiasm, he/she creates a positive attitude.

An environment where the attitude is positive often leads the students to put to use several learning strategies which are essential in facilitating the development of skills in learning. Such, it makes it easier for both the teachers and the students to achieve their goals (Romero-Tena, et.al 2020). A positive attitude makes it easy for the students to seek help from their teachers, strengthening their bond even further. This strategy can be put in use by the teacher avoiding any negative talks and try to be optimistic in his words and actions. Avoiding negative talks will lighten the classroom mood hence in turn creating a positive attitude.

Trust between the teacher and his/her students can be built in many ways. Giving the students responsibilities is just one of the ways, by giving the students responsibilities and trusting that they will accomplish their tasks will help a lot in building trust. The other way is by the teacher creating a "trust atmosphere" in the classroom. These two ways are likely to be effective because most of the students are young and thus, they are naturally trusting, therefore, the teachers have to maintain that "nature."

REFERENCE

Jaruszewicz, C. (2019). Curriculum and methods for early childhood educators [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

Romero-Tena, R., Barragán-Sánchez, R., Llorente-Cejudo, C., & Palacios-Rodríguez, A. (2020). The Challenge of Initial Training for Early Childhood Teachers. A Cross Sectional Study of Their Digital Competences. Sustainability, 12(11), 4782.