Leave With a Handshake From Donna Runner, a middle school math teacher at Penn Christian Academy in Norristown, Pennsylvania: "I read once that a teacher shook hands at the end of the day with each of the students in her class and decided to try it. My last class always leaves with a handshake and it is amazing what benefit that small literal touch does for me and for the students. At first it was somewhat awkward but now they seek me out to say goodbye! I can show that whatever happened in school that day is over and we can start fresh tomorrow!"