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Brag On
Your Students

If youve got a tough kid and you want to turn that kid around, you can do that, says motivational speaker Larry Bell. You can do that by being that teacher who remembers the good things about your students.

Many at-promise kids will say My teacher only remembers the bad things about me, but if you can be that teacher who always remembers the good things, you have gone a long way toward creating a culture in your classroom that breeds high expectations.

I want you to be your students dream teacher. I want you to call them good names every day. I want you to

  • Brag on them for being on time.
  • Brag about that at-promise child for her effort.
  • Brag on him for his neatness.
  • Brag on the student who is respectful to you.
  • Brag on the student who helps another.
  • Brag on the student who doesnt give up.
  • Brag on the student who asks questions during class.

    • If youre going to create that personal relationship that is the key to creating a classroom culture of high expectations, call your students good things. Brag on them every day.

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    Creating a Culture of High Expectations for All Students by Larry Bell

    09/14/2010



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