“When a teacher is harsh, critical, dismissive, demoralized, or overly stressed, their students attune to and come to embody these anti learning states of brain and mind” (Cozolino, 2013, pp. 14-15)
“Students need someone they can communicate with…someone open, non-judgemental and positive…someone who sees their potential” (Joint Consortium for School Health, 2010, p. 48)