Читать книгу Social-Emotional Learning and the Brain - Marilee Sprenger B. - Страница 28

Welcoming students with a greeting is a great strategy, but saying goodbye can be just as important. Teachers in middle and high school may have difficulty with this, but leaving your last-period classroom and being in the hall when students are packing up at their lockers and heading out the door can be powerful. They will know that you care when you leave your desk and papers for a few minutes to say goodbye, remind them about an assignment, or tell them you look forward to seeing them tomorrow. That tough group of 5th graders softened up even more at the end of the day. Helping pack up a backpack, asking how their day was, and just saying, "See you tomorrow!" let them know I cared and would be there for them. It was a little sad yet heartwarming when a few of the kids leaving would ask, "See you tomorrow?"