How Does James Sturtevant Say a Teacher Becomes Familiar to Students?

On Cult of Pedagogy, James Sturtevant, author of You've Gotta Connect, says "get to know your students" fails when they are not ready. He reverses it. He becomes familiar to them by telling stories about himself and by putting ordinary pictures on the board: dinner, a dog at the groomer, a workout, a restaurant. Students who had never spoken to him then volunteer their own versions, and he becomes approachable. He warns that a student in the front row may call it stupid. He answers sincerely, that he is sharing his life and would like to learn about theirs, and he does not take the sarcasm bait. The kids in the back, he says, are often the ones paying attention.