“Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.”
'That quote is my north star. To break it down, you need to have a relationship with someone before you can educate them. Until you have a relationship, you can be Albert Einstein, Leonardo Davinci or Tony Stark. It doesn’t matter. If the kids don’t think you like them, and care about them and their wellbeing, then you will only ever get compliance from them. They will give you the bare minimum.
To get true engagement you have to build relationships. Once you know them: who their siblings are, where they come from, and what their culture is, then you’ll know what influences them and only then can they learn.'
Karl C. Pupé is a qualified classroom teacher with a decade's experience across Primary, Secondary and Further Education sectors. Specialising in Behaviour Management, he worked as a Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEETs) coordinator teaching students with severe Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. Karl has designed and facilitated rehabilitation classes for Year 8 to 11 students who have been excluded from Mainstream Education who are at risk of becoming NEETs themselves.
Karl has worked with a number of organisations including the National Education Union (NEU) which is the largest education association in Europe.
Note there is a follow-up book:
The Action Hero Teacher 2: Teachers of the Lost Class
