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Try these two illustrations for examples of Context vs. Content.

Of all of the memories you have as a student, what ones are your favorite ones? Is it something that a teacher or school administrator said or did that boasted your motivation and self-dignity?

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Quite sophisticated behavior can result from simple interactions of simple things. Bryn Mawr College Serendip 

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Two stories to illustrate my point about allowing students to make mistakes.

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Some things you need to know about spindle cells.

Spindle cells acts very rapidly, guiding social decisions for us

Some interesting things about Mirror Neurons.

Mirror neurons senses both the move another person is about to make and their feelings, and instantaneously prepare us to imitate that movement and feel with them.

Mirror neurons operate in the premotor cortex, which governs speaking, and movement.

Each class has a story that is made of multiple individual stories.  Yet some students don't know their story beyond what they see everyday.  In order to understand who they are they need to explore themselves, family members and maybe even neighbors.

I found a site that has activities that will help students to conduct interviews in order to compile their story. 

It is important to add that the story is a work in progress because their lives have just begun.

http://storyarts.org/classroom/roots/family.html#places

 Are you then unable to recognize unless it has the same sound as yours?

Andre Gide 1869-1951 French Author

Smiles are infectious, what are you giving to others.