10/18/2017 0 Comments What makes a classroom comfortable?Imagine one of your favorite teachers, past or present. What make them so memorable? My most memorable teacher is a wonderful woman who never yelled at us (although we deserved it). She knew us as people; she knew when we were having a bad day and helped us problem solve in all areas of life and school. She was an encourager, a challenger, and a mentor. As I work with professional development, student teachers, and teacher preparation programs, one of the main questions is, "do they have what it takes?" What is that "it" factor? Though others may disagree with me, I believe that "it" factor is the ability to connect with another human being in a respectful, comfortable way. This includes actively listening, encouraging with positive and accepting body language, and using positive, growth mindset based dialogue. One of the most important things that creates a comfortable classroom is the climate you create with and for your students.
This is my final note to you: if you respect them enough to let them make little choices along they way, they will follow your big choices wherever you want to take them. This will tie into creating that risk-taking environment that I will talk about next time. If they don't trust you or each other, they will never try new things or be willing to learn from their mistakes.
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