Teacher Tips · 14. November 2017

Touching students in class is an area of some controversy. What is appropriate? Is it ok to use it to create a bond with and encourage students? Recently I observed a new teacher and noticed that the discipline problems that had been causing problems might simply have stemmed from an over emphasis on establishing discipline at the expense of warmth. I have noticed how eye contact, smiling and a little nudge on the shoulder seem to foster a bond with students that doesn’t exist with a strictly