T2P Week 5

If a teacher develops a relationship with his students that is structured around trust and caring, that relationship will allow a pathway to the curriculum that promotes autonomy, motivation, and individual growth, then if a problem arises in the schooling environment with the students, the teacher will be more aware of the variables at play in the issues and have a more constructive approach in how to solve that problem according to the relationship and data that he/she has already been collecting on their students throughout the year.

I added into my T2P hypothesis the importance of using a scaffolding technique in solving problems in the classroom. With so many variables contributing to the "schooling" environment on a day to day basis, a teacher could easily get caught up in the "mess" that is consuming the curriculum and students to get off track and wound up in a multitude of different problems. In consideration of these variables, if a teacher is more aware of them then that teacher will be more constructive in recognizing the issues and the different ways to solve those issues. A way that a teacher can become more effective in this approach is to develop that relational-care approach with their students. If students have a foundational relationship with their teachers they will be more apt to respect what the teacher is telling them and be honest in reflecting what they truly want out of the class or lessons. I also believe that demonstrating this relational-care as a teacher to your students, and showing them that their voices matter and are respected, they will be more likely to model this behavior in their own relationships.