Currently, Mr. Price teaches World Civilization and AP European History at HCHS and is the Social Studies Department Chairperson. In addition, he has been a part-time European History Instructor for Owensboro Community College for over nine years. You have been labeled as an Outstanding Teacher. In order to connect with your students there are three effective techniques that will ensure success and engender a willingness to learn. Know your students and make them partners in learning.
Every human being wants to feel important-needed.
Students are not automobiles that have voluntarily pulled into your classroom for a fill-up of knowledge. They are human beings perfectly capable of taking charge of their own learning. They want to take an active part in their own learning. Show them what to do, how to do it, and guide them toward your objectives, letting them shoulder as much of the load as possible. In order to do this with maximum success, you must know your students on an individual basis and treat them as if they are the most important human beings on the planet.