DO YOU KNOW YOUR STUDENTS?                         ARE YOU SURE?           Teachers, do you know your students? Are you sure you know him? For you must know each student. if you are to teach him. A teacher does not teach a class but each individual in a class. Remember, no two students are alike. Each is different and each has traits peculiar to those of his age. These traits are known. You can learn them, depend upon them, and make use of them in your teaching. This you must do, if you are to be a successful teacher.           The student is king. The teacher is important, but only as she helps the student. The Bible is God's Word, but He gave it for the benefit of the student. The methods used in teaching are vital only as they enable the student to learn. The building and classroom equipment cost money, and they are provided for the student for the school is about the student.           All learning situations and activities must be the spokes in a wheel of which the student is the hub. His experiences and observations are the beginning from which the teaching radiates. The teacher begins with what the student knows, then offers new knowledge for the student to absorb. The student's mind must be engaged in learning activity which will cause him to think and realize relationships between the subject matter and his own experiences and observations.           Teachers deal with specific age groups. Age groups differ in their interests, in their conduct, in their ability to learn. Each teacher plans for a particular group. No two teachers plan alike or teach alike.           Teachers deal with a group that is distinctive by reason of its environment, its economic status, its educational background, race or other influence. Any such distinction usually presents no problem because the teacher is in the same category as the student.           Teachers do not teach a class but individuals--and individuals differ. Regardless of age, they differ physically, mentally, morally, socially, emotionally, and in many other ways. The teacher must study each student as an individual. Observe the reaction of the student and makes notes of any distinctive reaction when evaluating the students. This knowledge of the student is important to you, the teacher, because your aim is to help him raise the level of his development. Before you can do this, you must know the student's present level. You begin with the student at his level and lead him to higher ground.