1. You are a teacher. It is right after school, and you have run into a grocery store to get some treats before the open house in school tonight. As you turn down an aisle you see coming from the other side of the aisle, a parent you have been trying to get in touch with for ages to talk about her son, Dillon, a student who has been especially disruptive in class lately. She is dressed very nicely in clothes that look like she is going on a date. Using the "Circular Model of Communication," describe what you and the parent may be thinking as you approach each other.

The Circular Model of Communication is influenced by four cumulative factors: Attitudes toward people or groups, Observations and assumptions, Conclusions and judgments, and Verbal and nonverbal action. As our attitudes may change based on our relationship with the individuals involved in our interaction.