How to Improve Teacher-Student Relationships
We’ve all heard the saying, “Birds of a feather flock together”.
It simply implies that people who share similarities tend to mutually associate.
It’s a pretty self-evident idea … and yet in our capacity as teachers and leaders we often neglect it.
In this video, I look at a research study that examines the impact that perceived similarities can have on teacher-student relationships:
Creating Birds of Similar Feathers (Hunter Gehlbach et al. Journal of Educational Psychology, 2015)
Spoiler alert: Not only can leveraging similarities enrich our student interactions, but it can also boost academic performance and close achievement gaps.
It’s a simple yet elegant idea that has the potential to deliver a major impact in the classroom.
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JARED COONEY HORVATH | PhD, MEd
Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath is an award-winning cognitive neuroscientist, best-selling author and renowned keynote speaker with an expertise in human learning, memory, and brain stimulation.
Dr. Horvath has published 4 books, over 30 research articles, and currently serves as an honorary researcher at the University of Melbourne and St. Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne.
His research has been featured in popular publications including The New York Times, WIRED, BBC, The Economist, PBS's Nova and ABC’s Catalyst.
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