Creates a learning environment that is less intimidating for students. It also lets them know that they are acknowledged as individuals and shows respect for them as well.
Hi David,
Rapport is so important to learning and teaching success. I like your statement that "respect grows from both sides of the desk." We have to remember that as we work with our students because if we do and earn the respect of our students then the class is going to be most enjoyable for everyone.
Gary
Students are not just cogs that marching through the classroom... getting to know your students is very productive and everyone benefits... Important things like getting to know the students names as quickly as possible help to promote a personal and professional rapport... Students feel more motivated to learn and to take an active part of the class if they know you care...
It is very important in Teaching. When you develop rapport with your students, the students will learn and feel that they can trust you and the content that you are instructing them with. They will also feel comfortable going to you if they are not understanding the content of the class, or are having any other issues. This will aide in student retention.
Creating a rapport with students is important to help start each class. The respect grows from both sides of the desk. Helping the younger adults get feeling of support
Hi Doug,
What are some of the strategies you use to develop rapport with your students?
Gary
Doug, I know just what you mean! Even after 13 years of teaching, I can still be surprised. It's enjoyable to get to know each new group and hope that the rapport develops well.
If you get the right relationship with your class the whole task of teaching becomes easier and more productive. Each class I get lasts 3 weeks and each class I get also has a complete different personality.
Identifying that personality quickly and getting a good rapport right away always makes the class more fun and the learning experience more successful for the students.
Doug
Rapport is a bridge that creates mutial respect and appreciation. We should instill that in our students.
Everyone wants respect. Everyone wants to feel a part of something. I show my students respect. I let them get to know me as a person--this can be done and still maintain a professional classroom--and try to get to know them as well. I have had many students share with me that I have made them feel at ease and therefore lessened the apprehension they had about the English class.
Rapport is a key element in student succuss. If a student is not feeling comfortable to communicate with the instructor you may loose them. As instructors we are their mentor, role model, and support through rough times also their hero.
Developing rapport in Career Colleges is essential to helping students over come their fears. Many students in career colleges are changing their lives and knowing that the instructor is an individual and more than just an authority figure help them deal with their fear of college.
Rapport is best defined as trust. Without this type of relationship between the instructor and student there is not a good chance that the student will gain all the necessary knowledge needed to be a successful learner.
Building rapport with the students makes them feel cared for. That feeling can go a long way when he or she may experience a lack of appreciation at home or work. That small step can lead to a full class period of engagement, enthusiasm, and true learning.
I think that it essential to develop trust and understanding with your students. Some students have been out of school for many students, and did not really enjoy the learning experience that much when they were in school, so it is important to be empathetic and sensitive to each student's background so that each student feels that the instructor has a vested interest in his or her success in the classroom. By developing a rapport with students, an instructor encourages students to become lifelong learners.
Rapport is all about building relationships with students. As the students see that you have practical knowledge, real world experience and can effectively teach the material in a classroom, rapport will begin to be built. As you listen to students, respond to their feedback, provide them with a safe environment, their willingness to build rapport will increase. The more rapport, the more retention and learning that happens.
It is important to show my students respect. They feel like they are part of the group and that we listen to their opinions. To create a rapport with students is to personalize my teaching method.
Hi Edna,
Been where you are. It always hurts me when I can't develop the rapport that I want with each student. I do continue to offer respect to the student and hope to earn his/her's as well. At the end of the course I want him/her to realize that I was consistent and fair throughout the course and he/she had the same opportunities as all other students. We can't reach them all even though we we always have that as our goal.
Gary
At almost eight years as an instructor, I feel I have learned to develop rapport with my student very well on the most part. I make eye contact, treat them with respect, listen to them, and when I do not know something, I admit it and ask if anyone has any information or knowledge about it. Unfortunately, sometimes there is a student that I have difficulty with. They seem to be either the student "who knows it all", or the student who seems to have a hostile view of the world.
Any suggestions for this variety of student?
Thanks,
elp
Hi Mary,
Exactly. The students need something to get a hold of when starting a new course. If they have an instructor that instills confidence, is prepared and presents a professional image then they are going to be good to go.
Gary
