Correct Answer - Option 3 : Facilitate the formation of small friendship cliques among students
"We-group":
W-group thinking implies the growth of group activities among students. Teachers play an important role in encouraging students to become a part of a group and become active members of society. Various measures can be taken to instill this feeling among the students.
Some of the "we group" feelings are:
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Make introductions immediately and get started on the right foot: Introducing one own self is the first step towards building a group.
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Prioritize high-quality teacher-student relationships: Schedule office hours or one-on-one meeting times. Make sure to get to know your students, and to allow them space to discuss their needs and individual questions.
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Create a supportive and caring learning environment: Model vulnerability and resilience is the key to instilling community building.
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Be sensitive to students’ needs and emotions: Not all students learn in the same way. It may take some students time to learn to speak up in class in a group discussion—consider other ways they can participate in discourse, such as via a class blog or via journaling.
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Set standards and expectations for discourse: Each student is different, so the commonality here will be the educational materials and assignments and the discourse thereof. Actively challenge stereotypes that students might be internalizing.
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Show interest in students: This isn’t necessarily about knowing every detail of their weekend, but really practicing this interest within your pedagogy as an educator. Practice active, student-centered learning. Consider having students choose books. Consider assigning an essay centered on their experiences and opinions.
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Foster a sense of community in the classroom by establishing classroom respect and fair treatment.
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Encourage the voice of your students. Invite your learners to brainstorm Ground Rules for your classroom. Establish these rules together.
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Not facilitating small friendship cliques: Small friendship groups limit the number of interactions that happen in a class. It should be limited in order to instill we group feelings in a class.
Hence, facilitating the formation of small friendship cliques among students should not adopt by a teacher for building ‘we-group’ feelings among students.
