Chapter 4c: The Learning Environment: Planning and Managing the Classroom

               Toward the end of chapter four, it includes real-life examples of teaching behaviors to be cautious from.  This reminded of a not-to-do list for teachers.  To be honest, some of these case studies were kind of entertaining because of how unbelievable they were to me.  With some of them, I could relate to what was being said because teachers I had growing up would act in the same manner. 

                With these case studies, it would be great for a group of teachers to go around and discuss about each of them individually by looking at what the teacher is doing wrong, what the teacher could have done different, and in what manner is the best way to bring about this difference.  These discussions would bring about a lot of insight to the teachers on how to handle themselves in the classroom.

                What you might also find during these discussions is that not all teachers are going to have the same viewpoint when it comes to how to model effective behavior in the classroom.  For example, in the portion of text that talks about lowered marks, I believe an argument could be made for this process accurately reflecting the students’ abilities.  This would be an interesting conversation to be a part of as I believe the definition of academic abilities and progress can be a loose term.

                These case studies would be something I wouldn’t mind keeping in my future classroom as a personal reference to myself.  This way I can also review what I am doing and compare it to situations of what I am not supposed to be doing.