Greeting at the Door Puts You in Charge

October 27, 2009

From Kate Ortiz, a teacher in Chariton, Iowa

Found In: discipline, routines & procedures

I recommend greeting students at the classroom door, because it establishes you as a person in charge, models the respectful kind of interaction you expect to have happen in the classroom, and provides you with a brief connection to each student. I have found, for example, that if a student is wound up, a brief greeting can have a calming effect.

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willa | 2012/08/23

Thank you for making this information available. I know that first impressions last forever, even if it is at the beginning of the day.

Freida | 2012/06/23

I greet each child by their name each morning as they enter my classroom. This can change the way that child feels about being at school that day. They know they are important to me as I take the time to greet them individually.

Smith Say's So | 2012/05/15

I work at Thomas G. Pullen Arts Academy and all staff are expected to greet students at their doors everyday. It is magical and sets the tone for the day. I teach my students to smile and greet me in their own language or culture. Otherwise I make them greet me in Spanish. Just to emphasize the importance of valueing other cultures.

Hector Martinez | 2009/12/16

Greetings are a great way to start the morning - both at home and the classroom because greetings are a short way of exclaming the significance of the greeted person.

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