Top Ten Things Students Need From Teachers

In Jennifer Nichols' article, "10 Things Students Need From You", she identifies the following as needs students have for their teachers:

1. I need to feel important 
2. I need you to care about me
3. I need to care about my future
4. I need to see past the work
5. I need to understand why
6. I need you to protect me
7. I need you to make learning fun
8. I need you to be a model for me
9. I need to know that I can be myself
10. I need to build skills for my future