ABSTRACT

Teachers have hundreds of interactions with students every day. Many of these conversations are trivial; some of them are more serious. A lot of things that happen during the school day are insignificant to the adults but they can turn into some big memories for the kids. Kind words from a teacher may end up being the highlight of a student’s day. Oftentimes, at the end of a day, the myriad of conversations with students can seem like a blur. But students usually only interact with a few teachers in the course of their day. It is much more likely that students will remember those conversations than the teacher will. Maybe the teacher is having a hard day and comes across as irritable when they respond.