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This morning we shared the thoughts of some of the teachers about culture in the classroom and treating students as individuals.  This is important because it gave us the opportunity to share individual ideas and to learn from each other.

We, the teachers, need to create a good learning environment with open conversations where all ideas are welcome.  All students should be encouraged to be part of the open conversation; they should feel safe and comfortable expressing all their ideas.  The student needs to know that the teacher is not the final authority, we are all still learning and searching for answers together. If we teach something new and the student asks why they need to learn it, we will answer that this information will help them in the future and that the learning process is a collaborative thing between the student and teacher.