This relationship is also an attitude. It is the hope and desire of the Teacher Education Program that Union's teachers are prepared to foster in their students this attitude of enthusiasm for life-long learning. The dynamic is also highly repetitive. Most of these interactions involve minor as well as major decisions. The three distinct facets of the conceptual framework are sensitivity , reflection , and faith .
Sensitivity has many dimensions because it is attitudinal.
The good news is that it can be taught as a concept and skill. When a child feels intimidated in the classroom environment, an overproduction of noradrenalin causes that child to focus attention on self-protection instead of learning. A sensitive teacher knows students to the point of discernment of the difference between a challenge and a frustration and between active engagement and tedium. Reflection is also multi-faceted. Another dimension of reflection is inquiry and reflective thinking.