Support

Supporting students is very important. Support can come in many shapes and forms...from letting the students know that their teacher supports them to creating environments where students can feel supported by their peers.

I think that it is very important to let students know that their teachers support them. It is also important that their parents know they are supported also. An example of this is illustrated in the 'National Framework for Value's Education' where it is explained that "...parents, caregivers and families are the primary source of values education for their children but they expect support from schools in this endeavour" (2005, p.6). This shows that schools need to support not only the students but the parents also in raising their children the correct way. In this context, schools are also encouraged to create a supportive environment where they can "...develop programmes and strategies to empower students to participate in a positive school culture and to develop their local, national and global responsibility" (2005, p. 11). By doing this, schools are allowing students to mature as individuals in a supportive environment while encouraging them to do the right thing.

The way a teacher disciplines their students is another form of support. It is important for the teacher to "...isolate the problem and communicate his/her awareness of it to the student concerned without making it a while-class issue" (Marsh, 2005, p 87). This is supportive for the student because if it is a minor indiscretion, which all students will have, it allows them to not become embarrassed. By embarrassing the student you are not supporting them and could most likely cause more problems as they are getting the whole class' attention.

http://www.valueseducation.edu.au/verve/_resources/Framework_PDF_version_for_the_web.pdf