References:
Purdue University. (2000). Classroom Goal Structure. Retrieved from http://education.calumet.purdue.edu/vockell/edPsybook/Edpsy5/edpsy5_social.htm
Providing my students with a structured classroom is extremely important to academic success. “Human beings do not act in isolation; their behavior is often strongly influenced by their associations with other people. The dynamics of classroom interactions is often an important feature in student motivation” (Purdue University, 2000). Maintaining organization and rules in the classroom will provide children with boundaries because without it there is chaos. My classroom will have rules that are in effect throughout the entire year. I believe having a type of rewards and punishment is important to have classroom structure. An example of a reward or punishment strategy that is unsuccessful is raising your voice. I believe raising your voice is a way to get your students to feel uncomfortable in their environment. Oftentimes, that can cause embarrassment. From every observation I have attended, I have not seen a teacher at the elementary level raise their voice. I feel that raising your voice as a teacher shows the students that you are struggling for control and the structure of your classroom, causing them to either listen or not listen to you. With young students, their attention span can often be short. What can be done is using differentiated instruction, allowing the students to experience a certain lesson in a variety of ways, so they are focused and the teacher has control of the scenario.
References: Purdue University. (2000). Classroom Goal Structure. Retrieved from http://education.calumet.purdue.edu/vockell/edPsybook/Edpsy5/edpsy5_social.htm
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