This document discusses the importance of building rapport with students. It states that rapport gives teachers leverage, presence, and influence over students to change their behavior. Students will want to listen, learn, and behave better for teachers they have rapport with. The document advises that building rapport is easier than most teachers think, and does not require extra time or special skills - it just takes choosing to like students. It says teachers must consciously choose to see the best in students and like them, regardless of how they act, in order to build rapport. When teachers do this, students will start to like them back and behave differently in a positive way.