Rationale to Practice

We must let learners know the following:

• We are here to help you find and develop abilities as individuals and as a class.
• Our goal is to help each person and our class become as capable as possible.
• That is is important goal, and the work we do to acheive it must be both important and challenging.
• The time we have to achieve our goal is valuable.
• Therefore, we have to figure out together how to work in the most effective and efficient ways we can.
• We'll need to learn about one another and ourselves, so we know where we need to go and how we're doing in getting there.
• We'll need to determine guidelines for working, so we can reach our goal, both individually and as a class.
• We'll need to figure out working routines that enable us to succeed in reaching our goals both individually and as a class.
• We'll need to develop support systems to ensure that we continually grow, both individually and as a class.
• Like all important goals, our goal will require investment and persistence.

It is also important that the students see these things in us as teachers. Each element of the classroom takes its shape from this, from both the students and the teacher.