Teachers can serve as caregivers, moral models, and ethical mentors

if they:

1.Avoid favoritism, sarcasm, embarrassing students, or any other

behavior which undermines a student’s dignity and

self-esteem.

2.Treat their students with respect and love by:

developing the kind of rapport that leads students to be

open to the teacher’s positive influence.

helping them succeed at the work of school.

being fair.

responding to wrong or incomplete answers in a way that

affirms whatever if good about a student’s response and reduces fear of

making mistakes.

valuing the views of students by providing a forum for

their thoughts and concerns.

3.Combine good example and direct moral teaching by:

giving moral issues importance by taking class time to

discuss them when they arise.

offering personal moral commentary that helps students

understand why behaviors such as cheating, stealing, bullying, and

dicrediting and discounting are hurtful and wrong.

teaching students to care deeply about moral values such

as honesty and respect by showing the depth of one’s own feelings.

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