An example of climate of trust is when Mrs. Wells my CT shares minor details of her life such as her child, husband, and her favorite things to do. Mrs. Wells loves to tell stories and show pictures of her daughter to the students allowing the students to learn more about their teacher on a personal level. This also student to feel comfortable in sharing information about themselves and to listen to what their peers have to share as well. Students have shared stories about their families and activities they have done in the past. Such as student sharing who she will be spending the holidays with because her parents are divorced and have a toxic relationship and cannot be around each other without arguing. I have used challenging the status quo but not in the typical way one might presume. During a math lesson I taught to the class I showed the students a different way of making a hexagon and many of the students said it was not a hexagon because it did not look like the typical hexagon they are used to seeing. I challenged the status quo of the hexagon for these students. This concept confused many of the students because the hexagon was irregular and even after explaining why it was still a hexagon most of the students did not believe in the statement. Having an environment where students have trust is a great way to get inside of who that child thinks about things. Two question I have after observing this are what are the limits to sharing? And If students do not believe on your challenge of the status quo what do you do?
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