How to Better Connect With Your Students | FCCLA Hunter Prinz

#36 - How do you as an educator relate to your teenage students and form mutual respect?

Hunter Prinz has a national leadership role with the FCCLA, where he shines as the national president while allowing others to lead him. The Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America, or FCCLA, is the only student-led career and technical organization with family as its main focus. It has an underlying foundation of family Consumer Sciences.

Members enjoy the Competitive Events Program because it allows them to actively use what they learn in the classroom in the real world and also encompasses all of the organization’s elements. 

Hunter explains why it is important for educators to understand and relate with their teenage students to make them feel recognized and form mutual respect. Listen in to learn why it is important for you as a teenager to have integrity while being completely yourself. 

Key Moments:

·       [0:35] Hunter defines FCCLA and how he got involved with the organization. 

·       [1:21] Why the competitive events program is the most enjoyed in the FCCLA. 

·       [2:51] How to relate to teenagers and form mutual respect as an educator. 

·       [4:19] How to effectively make a difference as a team member as you allow leaders to take charge. 

·       [6:29] How to be your full self as a teenager, plus how Hunter became his true self. 

·       [8:22] The importance of finding people who resonate with you as a teenager.

Quote:

“Do the right thing when no one’s watching, and if you’re not able to do what you want to do when someone’s watching, then you’re not able to be yourself.”- Hunter [6:33]

Relevant Links:

Website: https://fcclainc.org

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/FCCLAPresident

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