Consequently, the teacher's comment will not lead to the desired results. To highlight the importance of empathy, I ask educators to think of a teacher they liked and one that they did not like when they were students. I then ask them to think of words that they would use to describe each of these teachers. Teachers who appreciate the importance of empathy constantly ask these questions of themselves. Most importantly, their interactions are guided by thoughts about how they wish to be perceived and described by their students.
Educators have a lifelong impact on students and on the development of resilience.
Effective educators appreciate that what they say and do in the classroom each day can have lifelong influence on their students. This appreciation adds meaning and purpose to their work, empowering them and lessening feelings of stress and burnout. Schools have been spotlighted as environments where self-esteem, hope, and resilience can be nurtured. And in a surprising number of cases, that person turns out to be a teacher. Effective educators believe that they have the power to be the charismatic adult in a student's life, and they actively seek opportunities to do so.