in sum, don't think of personality traits as always dooming a student to behave in a particular way across all situations. The context or situations matters. monitor situations in which students with varying personality characteristics seem to feel most comfortable and provide them with opportunities to learn in those situations. if a particular personality trait is detrimental to the students school performance (perhaps one student is so introverted that he or she fears working in a group) think of ways you can support the student's efforts to change.