A Classroom with Many Assets

            The classroom I was observing was a wonderful learning environment based on the children’s needs and accessibility in order for them to be successful. The first thing when you walk in the door on the right hand side is the student discipline card chart. This is a chart/bulletin board type thing that is used to keep the students updated on their behavior in class. It is up to the children to flip their card when the teacher feels they are being disruptive or tells them to. I feel that this is a very effective way of doing this type of discipline because the children themselves must perform the consequences for their own action. It is also good because the student is able to flip it back to the positive side when the teacher feels they are being productive or doing something well. The next thing that stood out to me when I walked into the classroom was my cooperating teacher’s desk. Her desk was kept very organized but was not so organized that it looked unapproachable. Her desk was surrounded with plenty of kid friendly posters and many works of art that the students had made for her. To me this showed that not only did she care about her students, but that she also made sure she had a connection with each student, making their learning atmosphere positive and comfortable. Along with the encouraging posters the teacher had up, there was also her brag board. The brag board was an asset to the room because it added a positive thing for students to focus on and gave each student something to be proud of. The student was allowed to pick which project they took the most pride in and had it posted up on the board. The classroom was overall a great environment for this group of kids. It was not too distracting but it also did not lose its constructive atmosphere either. There were many different parts of the classroom that made the students comfortable and want to work hard.