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During a recent student placement, I observed a teacher criticize a student for being late, with the result that the student left the class in tears. This teacher had not realized that the students’ grandfather had been ill and had just passed away the day before. This reminded me of a time in my own schooling when I was summoned to the Principal’s office for standing up to bullying, and one of my teachers went out of her way to come with me and explain my situation to the Principal. The present chapter discusses my research into student well-being and how teachers and students might work together to achieve the best academic and social outcomes. I do this in terms of four key concepts that relate to working for the betterment of student well-being, namely understanding diversity, empathy, professional development and staff collaboration.
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Appleton, J. (2019). Student Well-Being: Teaching with Empathy and Staff Collaboration. In: Geng, G., Smith, P., Black, P., Budd, Y., Disney, L. (eds) Reflective Practice in Teaching. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9475-1_24
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