In Doctor Dustin Louie’s keynote presentation, I learned the importance of the five common refrains of apprehension. Dr. Louie touched on why it’s uncomfortable for some teachers to dive into First Peoples content, and most importantly he talked about how certain thoughts and feelings can be avoided in teaching. The five refrains mentioned in his presentation are: teachers are worried to say the wrong thing, the right person to take up the work, not knowing enough about the subject, not knowing where to start, and if inviting elders suffice. I believe that refrain number one resonated with me the most because of the strong relationships that Dr. Louie outlines within this. I learned that building relationships, which is why I want to teach to begin with, is the foundation for worrying about saying the wrong thing in teaching. He goes on to mention that anything will survive if there is already relationship built there with somebody incase things aren’t perceived in the way they are intended. These refrains, and refrain number one especially, are extremely important because they open up opportunities for student and teacher to learn from each other. I believe teachers are the future of first peoples learning, as are students themselves, so providing this refrain with a solution is imperative to reconciliation efforts on the teachers side of things. I will most certainly keep these learning pieces in mind when I go into my practicum and use them as part of my tool kit to provide the First Peoples Principles of Learning so that I am able to feel comfortable in my own classroom!