The feeling that you are important to someone else, that your being matters to another person, is one of the strongest emotions we can experience.  It’s one of the things that makes us human.  And if you’ve ever experienced the opposite, like you are unimportant or not wanted, you know that can be one of the most isolating of all human experiences.  So it’s extremely important to make sure our students know and understand that their presence in our classroom matters.

In this episode Dr. Gail Boldt speaks about the roots of Affect Theory, how her experience as a psychotherapist informs her teaching and research, and how we as teachers can begin to adjust our response to student questions and behaviors in a way that makes them feel like they matter.

Tune in!