Chapter Four

One thing that I really liked about this cahpter is the scenreios that it had as examples of how to deal with situations. I liked this because it not only did they provide good examples of possible things that may happen in the classroom, but it helped me understand what I was reading and actually put it into the classroom situations. The classroom environment is a very important key to as students learning and success. The tone adn atmosphere of the class can help students learn better, be more trusting, form good relationships and help with classroom management. Something I think is important in the classroom environment is to help each child feel accepted and a good way to do that is to know about their background like their culture and provide things like decorations of their background in your classroom so that they feel like they are a part of the class even if they are different from the other students. The classroom environment also includes the way students react to one another and the teacher. Classrooms should have a good feeling and atmosphere so that all of the students and the teacher feels happy and safe so that learning can take place. I really like the list that the chapter provides on ways to make the classroom environment better.
-Study students culture:So you are able to make them feel welcome and understand them.
-Convey Status:Students must feel like the teacher is real and honest in their comments.
-Commend Creativity: This will bring up the atmosphere of the classroom.
-Make Room for all Kinds of Learners: It is important that everyone feels comfortable and every learning style has a place in the classroom.
-Help Students Know About One Another: Students should be friends and feel accepted by all of their peers and know that they are accepted by everyone. A great way to do this is Morning Meetings.
-Celebrate Success: each student should be happy when they succeed and be able to celbrate their success.
Commuincation in the classroom is another thing that is very important and this chapter had a list of great ways to improve the communication in the class. Making sure that the classroom runs smoothly and is set up in a way that students know the rules and what is expected of them so that less time is spent on managing the students and more time is spent teaching the students. Everyone in the classroom should be held responsible, even though it is the teacher who is held accountable each child should be too so that they feel like it is not just the teachers classroom but is theirs as well. This chapter had great ideas on how to make the classroom environment the best learning environmet for students. I really think that the classroom environment plays a huge roel in students success in shcool as well as their love for learning and the classroom atmosphere.