Title: In Teachers We Trust: Can Kids Count on You? | Edutopia
Headings: In Teachers We Trust: Can Kids Count on You?
Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
In Teachers We Trust: Can Kids Count on You?
By Rebecca Alber
February 7, 2010
Keep it Real
Don't Take it Personally
Be Honest
Be Reliable
Be Fair
Don't Confuse the Two
Remain Competent

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(Updated: 12/2013)
A while back, I wrote a post about how a great school leader has the trust of those they lead. Here's a question for teachers: Do we have the trust of those we teach? The bottom line and absolute truth is that humans -- whether adults or children -- don't learn if we don't trust. At our school sites, we want the administrators to trust we are doing our best in the classrooms and they want us to trust they are doing their best. ( As we know, this isn't always the case.) Children easily vibe when adults lack trust with each other, and they aren't blind to the hypocrisy of those same adults telling them to trust their teachers and fellow students. That said, trust is not a given.