Celebration of individuality

If someone was to ask you, how do your students see themselves, what is their identity, what would your answer be?
How do you view yourself? As an educator, 'just a teacher', learner, early years teacher, 5/6 teacher, just a specialist? , a p.e teacher?

The way we view ourselves as educators affects us, as does the way students see themselves? Are the children in your class students? / kids? / pupils? / individuals?

The way we speak about ourselves, shows a lot about our own sense of identity. This is true of our students, which I always refer to as my kids. They are my kids from school, my class.

Relationships are important to ourselves, our personal and professional careers.
This does not differ for children, how they see themselves inside school, inside your class as opposed to others, can differ a lot to how you may think they see it. How they view themselves in their family, in their friendship groups, in their social/sport groups can depend on the context, or other members in the group.

Just as we change in different situations, so do our students/ my kids.

Take time to get to know them individually as well in various social groups.
It can show a lot about them, yourself and can affect your teaching.

Simple 'things' in a class can help these relationships, this sense of self.
One of the things I have done this year, is about me banners which allow students to show who they are, who they wish to be and shows an extract of themselves.

I have also put up a birthday card to celebrate their individual birthdays. I will place my calendar  purchased today near this to show an overview of each month/ yearly events for my class to refer to.