Brad Fullenger Reflection

Classroom Etiquette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

After watching the Eric Thomas video, My initial impact was feeling a great deal of disappointment in myself. The reason for this disappointment, was because I felt like his words were directed towards me. There are times when you realize you fail, but you cannot bring yourself to admit that it was your fault and your fault alone. And I tend to blame my failures on the circumstances surrounding me, rather than my incapability in putting one hundred percent of my effort in what I want to accomplish.

In my opinion, Chris McCandless was more centered around the fixed mindset. The experiences he took on, were a reflection of the way he handled his growth. To elaborate, an example of this was his passion for running. “McCandless viewed running as an intensely spiritual exercise, verging on religion. He believed doing well was all mental, a simple matter of harnessing whatever energy was available.” (pg. 112). His teammates noticed his intensity for the sport and when McCandless felt that he was not doing well enough, he would beat himself up for it. From this, it is evident that he believed that being successful was more important than the effort to achieve that or process of getting there. This goes onto my next point, that

This quotation is recorded from just one of the many letters sent in after Christopher McCandless’s story was published in the magazine entitled Outside. Many people believed that in order to do something as insane as he did that he must be “mentally disturbed”. While people native to Alaska saw him as just another person unprepared for the elements he was about to face. Despite the negative aura that surrounded the story of Chris some people still wondered how all this affected his parents. Any number of people believe that it takes a truly evil person to up and leave like Chris did. In some ways these people have an argument, to see your parents for the last time and not let them know it is the last time is pretty rude and selfish, but there

I don’t have a steady classroom. I have different students throughout the day. I usually have between eight and 12 students at a time. The class is small so I can have “eyes in the back of my head” and give students the attention they needs.

My eighth grade classroom is set in a Jr-Sr. High school and is located in the Jr. High hallway, in the rear of the high school. I have thirty-two student desks situated in rows and two small tables at the front of my room used for paper pick up. My desk and computer are in the back corner of the room. The students all have their own Chromebooks and I have a desktop computer as well as a Samsung Tablet. Google Classroom is used daily as well as many other applications suited for 1:1 schools. I also have a projector hanging from the ceiling and two large white boards located on the front and side walls of my classroom. The class that I will be focusing on in this paper is made up of 26 students, 15 boys and 11 girls. One student with learning disabilities, another is an ELL student. This class meets for 55 minutes.

Today I’m going to talk about something that we all dread. Yes, you guessed it, assigned seats in lunch. We have all had them at one time or another and this time it’s Congress’s turn to take the hit. The main purpose of assigned seats in lunch is they are supposed to help the room stay quiet during the period. Although other people have found that the assigned seats in fact, make the room much louder. This problem is caused by when kids are set in seats away from the people the usually socialize with, then they yell across the room to talk to their friends making the room louder. Also the seats are supposed to help keep the room organized and less chaotic. Although the seats actually influence people to run across the room to try to make it

There is one student who not only makes members uncomfortable but this student manages to make me uncomfortable. They not only makes an effort to come up to say hello which is totally fine, but this student then proceeds to stand in front of my workspace for the remainder of the lunch period which is highly distracting. Don’t get me wrong, this student is very friendly but there is just something about this student that chills my blood. This student stands in my personal space

Students are groups based on their academic level, and have their desks are set in 4 groups of 6 with one group being in a set of 5. Two groups are in the front of the class while the other two groups are in the back of the class. 2 students are placed facing the window and 2 other students are facing the closets (making the students facing each other), and the last 2 students are facing the front of the classroom. I find that this positioning of the students is great for allowing students to turn and talk, and work as a group for certain assignments. The down side, however, is that students tend to talk excessively to one another, and get distracted more

My classroom environment is designed in relation to the learning opportunities provided for students creating a positive, warm, and welcoming classroom environment. My classroom will foster a diverse atmosphere. This is important so each student may learn. I will have plenty of resources in my classroom that foster learning and allow students to feel comfortable. I will make my students feel comfortable in asking me questions. My classroom will be a tactile environment no items that will cause distraction to the students. I will also have items to help students relieve their anxiety. My classroom will foster student centered learning and students will be autonomous and will be able to work collaboratively on projects.

* Try to create a sense of community where the students feel more comfortable in front of each other. One suggestion made was to have the students sit in a circle.

What do you describe as an ideal environment for working together with students, their families, co-educators, and related services personnel and support personnel in the community?

There are many things needed to create an environment more conducive to learning for each student, some of which include:

Setting up a comfortable environment when working with children is a vital component. Directed by Dinham (2011, p. 65), children learn better in well-managed, safe, and psychologically secure learning environment. Therefore, when setting up the workspace, I chose to do the activity on the table of the living room with Jenny because “she’s more comfortable working with other people around” (Scholastic, n.d.). This place also nears to the kitchen which

In order to combat that, the classroom should be comfortable and inviting to every student. It is vital that students are given opportunities to speak with each other through various assignments and activities. They should get to know each so that any embarrassment is minimized. Because speaking can be very stressful, especially in situations with many colleagues listening (as a medical professional or any type of professional will encounter), students should be able to have fun and enjoy the learning experience. It may be hard and stressful, but moments of enjoyment will help students from burning out or feeling too