What jumped out -> The fact that students want teachers to know about their life, their interests, their likes and dislikes, their strengths and weaknesses. Different students want teachers to know certain things but not others, which is completely fine.
Why it jumped out -> I feel that so many people react so differently when a teacher or a professor or a tutor or a mentor tries to understand what its like outside of the classroom. When an educator approaches me I gladly let them in on my interests, but some students/peers almost go into shut down mode when asked. I think this is the challenge; to have particularly shy students share a little about themselves without prying the information out of them. Like the book suggested, fungroup activities or questionaires are great icebreakers and ways to learn more about your students.
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