How to sell your subject to your students

By Martin Blake2020-01-17T10:57:00

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Why teachers should think of themselves as salespeople

When students legitimately question the validity of their time spent learning about somewhat foreign concepts in the classroom, instead of fobbing them off, we need to really think about why they need a pertinent answer to this question. This article will prompt you to give answers that will make them sit up and think again about their complacency and questioning. It’s time to sell your subject, and yourself, for the good of your students.

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