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It is incredibly important to get to know your students. In fact, one could argue that a failure in this realm might block your ability to be a truly effective educator in the classroom. Getting to know your students is essential for four reasons. First, one of the first jobs of a teacher at the start of a class or academic year is to get a clear understanding of her students’ abilities and skills, as well as their deficits and struggles.
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Kearney, E.M. (2013). Getting to Know You…. In: On Becoming a Teacher. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-392-8_12
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