Is greeting so important?

Answer 1

If you are talking about greeting your students when they walk into the classroom, absolutely. When a teacher greets his or her students at the door, they receive a sense of belonging and feel welcome in the classroom. Students feel that the teacher actually cares enough about them to take the time to acknowledge their presence inside of the classroom.

Answer 2

Greeting indicates that you acknowledge the importance of each person. In some cultures it's more important than others, and there are very specific rituals. If they're not followed, both people lose face. How you greet someone depends largely on the age of both parties, and how well you know each other.

Answer 3

I don't think it's a huge deal to greet students at the door each morning, but I think it's weird not to acknowledge them when they walk in the room (especially the kids who get there first). I don't know what grade you teach, but on the elementary level, some of my kids NEED to greet YOU and feel welcomed. During my first year teaching, one student wouldn't even unpack before coming up to me and hugging me. It didn't matter if I was in the middle of something- she'd just hug me and move on. I have similar experiences still. It's important to remember that you SHOULD be a person who makes a difference in each kid's life. Why not greet them to show that they matter?

Answer 4

I'm guessing you mean as the students come in the door too.

I will say this about that practice: it feels better. There are days when I decide I don't have to do it, that it's more important to get the overhead set up, etc. I feel like I miss students those days. There are some who can come and go without registering much. I don't want that to happen.

Granted, it is a hard practice to keep up, but I think it's worth it to feel connected with the class and to feel like you're ready to face them. I think it's also fine if you're sure to connect with each one during the starter, but that's another way of putting it off, in my experience.

Answer 5

For Nigerians it is. My parents get all annoyed when I don't greet them in the morning, and since I'm the youngest, I have to greet everyone in the house first before they greet me. If I forget to greet them they sarcastically say, "Good Morning, ma'am," and when I say good morning "yes ma'am" so I feel guilty. Sometimes they chew me out. So yeah, I have to greet everyone in the morning and when they come home or I get a lecture.

Answer 6

Yes, because you may be the only caring adult who acknowledges that one child in your room who has no one at home to do that. I think that the least that we can do for our children is acknowledge them and make them feel important and welcomed!

Answer 7

I'm not sure what you mean. If you mean like bowing or shaking hands or saying "HI". Well, I think people just do that to acknowledge another person. Kind of like saying, "I see you. You are worth my acknowledgement." I think people just do it because they don't know what else to do, but they want to make sure the other person knows they see them and thinks they are worth recognizing.

Answer 8

only if you want some one to feel comfortable and welcomed.

Answer 9

dependin on if its important or not

Answer 10

it depends