Teachers report that building trust is the first and most important goal with students in foster care, and that trust precedes willingness to work¶
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q2 i? Teachers in the discussion groups identified building trust as their first and most important goal with children in foster care, reporting that once trust is established students want to work for and please the teacher. → The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning 2010
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The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning 2010¶
The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning. (2010). Ready to Succeed in the Classroom: Findings from Teacher Discussion Groups on their Experiences and Aspirations Teaching Students in the Foster Care System. Prepared for the Stuart Foundation. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED511840
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Qualitative finding from six teacher discussion groups in Fresno, Orange, and Sacramento counties. Teachers reported pervasive mistrust of adults among students in foster care; one said, "Once the trust comes," any child who trusts you "is going to want to work for you and please you."
"Over and over, teachers told us how mistrustful children in the foster care system were of the adults in their lives (often with good reason). Building trust, teachers said, was their first and most important goal."
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Teachers report that building trust is the first and most important goal with students in foster care, and that trust precedes willingness to work |
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Teachers report that building trust is the first and most important goal with students in foster care, and that trust precedes willingness to work |
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