Blog 10

Throughout this blogging experience, I have learned many different things about the field of education.  I believe that when walking into a school and classroom students should feel welcome.  Teachers should arrange their classrooms so the children feel comfortable in the room and want to learn.  They should use posters and drawings done by the kids to make the classroom feel welcoming and not like a prison cell.  I also believe that when teaching, teachers should focus on what their students need in order to be successful in the classroom.  Teachers need to be enthusiastic and show students that learning can be fun.  They need to make students understand that school is not just about memorizing information for tests.  Teachers should get students involved by doing hands on projects.  Knowing that everyone of their students has the ability to succeed, they need to adjust their teaching methods to accommodate and improve how their students learn.  If a student needs extra help, they should be willing to do whatever it takes so that they can be successful.  Their goals should not just be to fill the students with information.  They should allow students to use their creativity and form their own opinions.  I have also learned how important the relationship between students and teachers is.  Teachers should always be themselves and try to form a solid relationship with all of their students.  While they may form friendships with their students, they should maintain a teacher-student relationship.  Ultimately, teachers should focus on their students and put the students’ needs first.