A close professional relationship with students has important, positive, and lasting implications for students' academic and social development. Improving students' relationships with teachers well will not only produce improvements in achievement, but will achieve higher levels of achievement than those students who do not have a close relationship with teachers. When a student feels a personal connection with a teacher, has frequent conversations with a teacher, or even receives more guidance and praise, that student is more likely to become more trusting of that teacher or show greater engagement in class or classrooms . They may also show better behavior in the classroom, not just in that teacher's classroom. Positive teacher-student relationships engage students in the learning process and promote their desire to learn, as class content is engaging and age-appropriate. When a teacher who fosters positive relationships with their students, creates a classroom environment with a more supportive way of learning and accommodates developmental, emotional, and...