Values Concept Maps

By Sarah Knapp
 Believe that students can always change for the
Respect the students. Treat them as human
better. Loving them no mater what. Showing
beings with a mind, rather than just barking
them that they have someone they can trust.
orders—listen to them.

Selfless parents, family, Show the students their input

and good friends. Kind to the students
matters, by acknowledging them or
their ideas in the classroom.

LOVE
Caring for over 20 nieces Classroom environment. Want all
and nephews at various students to feel valued and safe in
stages my entire life. the classroom.

Notice good deeds students do. Write a little

Seeing and helping people Faith/religion/
change their lives for the better. spirituality
Serving Others. Went to
Louisiana right after hurricane
Katrina and helped there.
note to the student and their parents about
the good they do at school.
When writing lessons, keep in mind the student's
interests/talents, whether it be art or something
else, and try to incorporate it into the lessons.

Promote self-esteem. Have a
compliment chair. By the end of
the year, if not before, each
student will sit there. We will tell
them the positive things we see
in them.
Helping others become more than they
ever thought they could.
Religion/faith, believing
people can change and
become better.
In the classroom, helping students
set and achieve their goals—goals
maybe they thought they could
never accomplish.
By understanding my student's
abilities and getting to know
them, I can gauge how much I
can push them to become

Believe in
Teachers and others not giving better than they ever dreamed
up on me, when I wanted to
quit. Establish a classroom environment

Seeing the good in others

when they cannot.
OTHERS of trust and safety, so students
know they can make mistakes and
improve.
A few friends and family members, I helped and
In small groups or one on one, I can help students, see their abilities.
encouraged to go to college, when they believed
For example, some students while I was student teaching kept telling
it wasn’t for them. I could see that it was and
me, “I am not good at math. I’ll never be able to do this.” I stayed
wanted them to come to that realization too.
back with them, one on one, and guided them, asking them step by
They eventually did and graduated from college,
step questions to make it simpler. Each step, I’d say, “See! You got
thanking me for never giving up on them. I
it!” Their little face would light up. At the end, I said, “See, and you
helped improve their lives in various ways, by
thought you couldn’t do math. I know you can, you just showed me.
believing and helping them see that they had so
You are pretty good at it.” They smiled and said, “Yeah, I guess I am!”
much more potential than they’d ever thought.

Grew up in a large family with 8
siblings. I was always trying to
calm everyone down and create
peace in our household.
I thrive in a peaceful
environment where people
get along. I try to establish
peace and harmony
wherever I may be.
Religion/Spirituality
I had teachers who yelled and got in my
face and told me how horrible/stupid I
was. I shut down. I never want to have
that type of environment in my classroom.
I will not yell, unless absolutely
necessary, like if someone is in
I will not tolerate fighting, bullying,
danger, in my classroom. or meanness in my classroom, to
establish a peaceful classroom
environment
I might have a “quiet time”
Peace/ established, where I can
have calming music and
students can read, draw,
Harmony or just rest for about 10-15
minutes—especially if I
have a high energy group
of students.
I will talk to the students with respect. If there is an
issue, I will try to talk to them one on one.
Sometime things are going on outside the
classroom that make them act up. I will need to
establish trust and a good relationship with my
students to help them feel like they can confide in
me if there is something going on that I might be
able to help them with. Or at least listen.