This section emphasizes the importance of empathy in teaching, highlighting the need for educators to recognize and understand the individual circumstances of their students. Tanguay stresses that being observant and attentive can significantly enhance student engagement and learning outcomes. Ducote adds that while it may require extra effort, investing time in understanding students can greatly contribute to their retention and achievement of educational goals.
6. Good Teachers Show Empathy
Another key to engaging students and improving their learning is to treat each student as an individual, by being empathetic and understanding to what may be going on in their lives, according to Tanguay.
“We need to take a moment to ... think about what could be going on in this student’s life,” he said. “It’s so important to be observant, attentive, empathetic and always have a positive attitude.”
Investing the time into understanding each student and their strengths can make a big difference in their learning. "This may take a little extra time and effort, posing additional challenges given the instructor/student ratio and work schedule," Ducote said. "However, a little extra can go a long way towards student retention and meeting educational goals."
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