- Phuong's Reflections
- Teachers as Changing Agents
- Moral Education
- Sand, Brink and Seeds
- Education for Citizenship
- The principles and practice of teaching and class management
- Second Thoughts about Democratic Classrooms
- The Other Side of Inclusion
- Learning or Unlearning Racism
- The Victimization of LGB Youth
- Multicultural
- Education Toward a Culture of Peace
- Becoming a Professional
- Teachers as Changing Agents
- LL's Reflections
- Why Teachers Must Become Change Agents
- Moral Education and the Need for Teacher Preparation
- Sands, bricks, and seeds: School change strategies and readiness for reform
- Educating for Citizenship in Canada
- Class Management from the Side of Teaching
- Democratic Classrooms: Promises and Challenges of Student Voice and Choice
- Learning in an Inclusive Community
- Breaking the Cycle of Racism in the Classroom
- Victimization of LGB
- Equity
- Psychological Needs
- Becoming a Professional
- Why Teachers Must Become Change Agents
- Mike's Thoughts
- Jeremys stuff
“The teacher will never improve learning in the classroom, unless they also help improve conditions that surrounds the classroom” (Fullan, 1993, p. 17)
This statement really caught my attention because having a comfortable classroom would help the students feel at ease; which enables them to perform better because they actually like being there. I remember my grade 7 and 8 teacher (same teacher for both grades) had a refrigerator in his classroom; he would let us bring snacks such as fruits or vegetables and put them in the fridge, so that we could have snacks during class time. During the summer months he would buy popsicles and let us have them during class to help us stay cool, since our classroom did not have air condition. He made the classroom feel like a home environment, which helped us relax and want to learn at the same time. It also made us realized that he actually cared about our well being, he went out of his ways to ensure that we had the most comfortable classroom environment to learn in, since we were there almost eight hours a day. Having a classroom that does not feel like a classroom made it seem like were just there to have fun and enjoy whatever comes for that day.
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Reference:
Fullan, M. G. (1993). Why teachers must become change agents. Educational Leadership, March, 50(6), 12-17.