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students are confused and less certain than they were before students think about the stories the teacher tells
Helping students observe and copy good behavior:
students think about how the teacher is behaving and wonder about whether copying this behavior would be a good idea
students think about what works and what doesn’t in the adult world
students look at what the teacher does and see how they can imitate it in a way that is consonant with who they are
Making students respect their advisors:
students believe that their teacher is not a phony, so they can take what is said seriously
students believe that their teacher is their personal mentor
students trust their teacher’s advice
students understand what you tell if you constantly demonstrate the value of what you tell them
Teaching students how and when to take action:
students think about what it means to put oneself on the line for one’s own beliefs students understand how to begin a process
Teaching students to be good critics of their own work:
students look more carefully at the work that they themselves have produced students trust their own intuitions
Teaching students their place in the world and how to succeed in that world:
students understand where they fit in the world in which they live
students understand how to get ahead in the world in which they live
students understand the roles of those around them
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