Try to squat down so your eyes are just below the level of theirs. When they're looking at the computer, look at the computer. When they're looking at you, look back at them.”
i think this is one of the most impactful things i discovered independently while teaching. pulling up a chair to sit with a student rather than peering down on them from up high levels the playing field; something i always tried to do, but never in a fellow kids-y way. i'd like to think i nailed “relatability” by just,,, having a personality and treating people like colleagues and not lessers. by engaging with the problem in their mode and with our shared skill set
i miss it. but not the marking lol
