caring Archives - Kevin Plummer, PhD https://kevinplummerphd.com/tag/caring/ School Clinical & Consulting Services Sun, 21 Aug 2016 12:33:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kevinplummerphd.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-KP-SCCS-900-1-75x75.png caring Archives - Kevin Plummer, PhD https://kevinplummerphd.com/tag/caring/ 32 32 The Importance of Community https://kevinplummerphd.com/the-importance-of-community/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-importance-of-community Sat, 20 Aug 2016 09:01:50 +0000 http://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=267 The teacher’s first responsibility is to care about the student (not just the student’s achievement) and convey that caring in a way that convinces the student that he or she is cared for. When students are convinced that teachers genuinely care about them and believe in them as individuals, students believe in and care more about themselves. . .

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