Description

Episode 106: Chip Wood returns to VPP, this time joined by Phil Brown, Jim Grout, Beth Buoro, and Anne Louise Wagner from the High 5 team. Today’s discussion revolves around relational trust. Other forms of trust exist, but relational trust is a concept based on multiple relationships in schools between teachers and students, with other teachers, with parents and principals. 

Topics & Questions Presented in This Episode

• What does relational trust look like in practice? 
• An explanation of the core components of relational trust: Respect; Competence; Personal Regard for Others; and Integrity
• What is turn and listen?
• What is social acceleration? 
• What makes you a good partner for someone in school?
• Is relational trust more important now than ever?

Additional Resources

The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher’s Life – By Parker J. Palmer 

Children Full of Life Documentary  – YouTube