Compared to the Euro-American teacher, the Navajo teacher discussed in your text was slower in response to children's statements. The answer can be found in page 207 of the book:
- "However, teachers often communicate in the style of their own culture. For example, the time a teacher waits for a child to respond to a question and the time the teacher waits before talking again were compared between a Euro-American and a Navajo teacher of the same group of third-grade Navajo students (White & Tharp, 1988). The Navajo teacher waited considerably longer than the Euro-American teacher after the children responded before talking again.
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