The number ONE important aspect of teaching that I value and love about this career, is building authentic student-teacher rapport. I pride myself in doing this well and have found that spending quality time to do this almost virtually ELIMINATES any classroom management issues. Check out the following link for some great tips to help you in your classroom:
https://www.socialpsychology.org/rapport.htm
The thank you’s I received from students at the end of this past school year helped reinforce to me that this is far more than an occupation for me. It is a passion—it is what I absolutely love to do. Being a teacher is the most challenging but rewarding calling! We are so lucky!









