The Australian Dictionary of Invisible Culture for Teachers
not losing face when asking for help
attitude: some people can think like this (see more)
Many teachers in Australia think like this:
If the students think like this about themselves: I don’t know something.
It is good if they can say it.
It is not good if a student says this many times in a short time. If a student says this many times in a short time, other students can feel something bad because of this.
I want students to say “I don’t know something”. If they say it, I can say “This is how you can know it”. After this, students can know it.
I want students to know: I don't think something bad about them when they say it. I don’t feel something bad towards them when they say it. They don’t have to feel something bad when they say it.
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