Why are student-teacher relationships meaningful? They can improve the academic success of students. Positive relationships can help to prevent behavior problems and enhance a student’s attitude towards school. Also, the student-teacher link individualizes a child’s perspective of his or her role in the classroom. 

Teacher-to-teacher relationships are crucial to a school’s success. With the day-to-day demands of teaching, many staff members want to save their time and energy for their classrooms and students. Time to spend with colleagues is limited. For principals, time is fleeting, too. Meetings, classroom observations, projects, and more leave little time for socialization. Teachers spend their time with their students, planning, calling parents, etc. So, what can be done to improve professional relationships?

Professional relationships help to build trust, respect, and collaboration. Here are a few things to help develop teacher-to-teacher relationships. 1. Form a social committee to celebrate special days and events. 2. Celebrate each other during staff meetings by giving shout-outs, appreciations, and praise. 3. Develop a better understanding of each other and create safe spaces to collaborate, network, and have crucial discussions.