As children grow, they transition from home to school environments, where they acquire and master knowledge and skills, and develop an image of themselves as learners and develop several types of relationships with adults as they grow. As they enter and remain in school, these relationships expand from being solely with parents and caretakers to include their teachers. Due to the large amount of time children spend in school, it is important to examine and understand how the school environment and its affordances, and the relationships that children form while there influence their lives, and especially their academic success or failure.