Every kid needs a champion

Good evening!

How are you all doing today?

Today I am not going to talk specifically about maths, but I wanted to share with you an idea that I consider crucial for any teacher of any stage (primary education, secondary education, university...).

I think, when we (as teachers) think about how to teach, what to teach, prepare our classes... we just think about the contents. As if we were teaching robots without feelings, that could not have a bad day, or week, or a difficult situation at home... Teaching is much more than just prepare a good class with excelent activities and explanations. Teaching is about relationships and feelings with your students. Why nobody teach future teachers about this at the universityt? I think it is the most important part of our job. If we are not able to connect with each of our students, to understand them, to know how they feel and what they need... we will never reach a good teaching. 

I really recommend you to watch this video and see what I am talking about. It does not matter what you teach, or the age of your students, every teacher should now about what this women talks about. 

I hope you enjoy it and learn as much as I did, and please leave any suggestions or opinion in the comments.

Thanks for reading!