The Power of Relationship

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The Power of Relationship

  • December 8, 2021
  • Posted by: Caitlin McCallum
  • Category: Wow Story
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Wow Wednesday Stories from the Classroom

Building relationships is important. As one grows in their faith, it is important to build a relationship with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. When teaching, it is important to build relationships with our students.

I am blessed to not only be the reading interventionist at our school but also the art teacher. I get to see and interact with my students in a variety of settings and get to know them and their interests. Students who may otherwise not be so excited to see the interventionist come to get them– because they know they’ll be working on things that are a struggle for them– are excited to get to work with the art teacher!

Knowing the students that really enjoy art, I can use that as a motivation and incorporate it into our intervention time.  One little boy in particular comes to mind. He has a hard time focusing and working in class as all he wants to do is draw. Yet, he is making strides during our intervention time as he knows that if he works hard while we are together, then after he writes about the book we’ve been working on, he will get a few minutes to illustrate.

Knowing our students not only builds trust and a comfort level but also leads to natural motivation!

~written by Cara Lee, LSEM teacher at Immanuel Lutheran School in Wisconsin Rapids, WI