Article 1: Phases in Student-Teacher Relationships

Question 1

What does the article say about the mental workload of teachers?

Answer 1

• Student-teacher relationships involve a lot of emotional work, and it is imperative that the emotional work required to build and maintain these relationships is acknowledged.
• Also, that support in the form of space and time is needed to deeply reflect, plan and discuss as teachers work through relationship building with students.

Question 2

What are the four (4) phases mentioned in the article?

Answer 2

Appraisal, Agreement, Testing and Planning phases.

Question 3

Summed up, what does the Appraisal phase consist of?

Answer 3

-Informal information gathering of each party in the classroom; This reconciles any pre-existing ideas that individuals may have had in regards to their peers & teacher.

Question 4

What is the Agreement phase?

Answer 4

-This is the phase where behavioural expectations and rules are outlined explicitly for student comprehension. —-Patterns of interaction are established in this phase.

Question 5

What is the Testing phase?

Answer 5

• This phase consists of testing boundaries and exploring limits. In this phase, student(s) may test their peer’s patience, respect, or boundaries.
• The teacher may have their authority tested by the student, leading back to the APPRAISAL phase.

Question 6

What is the Planning phase?

Answer 6

• A period dedicated to reflection and consideration of student-teacher dynamics.
• This includes reflecting on current patterns in interaction and behaviour and designing future methods of communication if necessary.