“ The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand. We listen to reply. ” Stephen Covey I was inspired to create this post as a reminder for myself that I need to learn to be a better listener. Teacher to Teacher and my friend Don Sturm recently posted these questions on Twitter and they started me thinking about the simplest ways we can get to know our students. Listen to your students! Really listen to them and get to know their stories. I believe the best teachers often learn more from their students then they teach to them. This is not as easy as it sounds, to often we get caught in the day to day rush of school and miss opportunities to have our students share their stories. I know I frequently catch myself planning a response or getting ready for what is next instead of really listening to my students. I do really believe this is one of the simplest things we can do is provide our students with opportunities to share their stories in a variety of wa...
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