educators' sense of self (be it their personal

identities or their teaching identities) is consistent across the literature, and, for this

reason, beliefs tend to be resistant to change. This in turn could limit a teacher's willingness to become more open-minded.

teacher education often suggests that the ideal conditions for belief change include:

1) bringing pre-existing beliefs to consciousness, 2) creating conditions in which pre-existing beliefs break down, 3) helping educators to judge the conflict as challenging rather than threatening, and 4) providing educators with the

necessary time to reflect on their beliefs and reconcile them with the field and their

current teaching context.

When I read this paragraph I was glad to have been given then point of view. I know when I get to know people I don't particularly enjoy, I automatically assume the people closes to them are probably just like them. This is a bias I need to be more aware of and change when it happens.

I wonder what it would look like when a teacher's beliefs are on par with the curriculum. What kind of personality would that look like and how would they deliver the topic to learn?

I think its great that the article speaks on how we as individuals need to understand how out personhood influences our class culture. That being said, it is very difficult to look at yourself from the outside looking in. How could one realistically know how to change themselves in the classroom? What would it take?

I completely agree with this statement! Not just our beliefs about the role of education, but our morals and values play a huge role in how we will conduct our classroom!