ABSTRACT
In his journal he questioned whether he was capable of breaking set as he struggled with the challenge of teaching for understanding. However, at that time, what he did not seem to recognize so readily was that breaking set was equally important for the students as it was for him. His third term of teaching demonstrated how his attempts to break set unfurled as he became more conscious of this and as the students also started to accept (and react to) the expectations of learning for the class. Breaking set was not a one way operation, the students also had to break set if they were to become comfortable in Jeff’s classes.
