Originally Posted by Unregistered

I wonder if teachers are able to see the bigger picture.

Building good relationships with your students has a higher chance of your students doing better in your classes.

It is true that your plates are full / you wear too many hats.

But if you spend time to understand your students (not academically, referring to their background/life story), your students can see genuine care and concern and in turn, they will be more willing to listen to your lessons, be engaged and results will gradually show.

Teaching requires a heart first, not just hard.

Most students see you more hours in a day than they see their parents.
Especially in today's society where most parents are working and/or in this pandemic where financial issues are rising.

I wonder how many teachers actually think and see below the surface of the behavioural issues that students are presenting in class or are teachers more concerned over academic grades first because that is their kpi?