It is the first day of school and an excited kindergartener is glowing as he approaches his classroom. He has been waiting for this day for months, but now that it is here, he feels the butterflies in his stomach, nervous about his new environment. Upon entering the classroom, he looks around amazed at all the posters on the walls, the alphabet above the white board, and the bright colors all over the room. He stands there for a moment with his eyes wide open and a gigantic smile emanates upon his face. At that moment in time, all the nervousness, all the annoying little butterflies, went away and only pure excitement permeated his emotions. Although the totality of the room made him feel safe, a considerable part of that environment is color. Teachers have a foremost responsibility to create a productive learning environment as this child’s teacher did. Therefore, what is it that makes color so important? In reference to the child mentioned above, his nervousness subsided upon entering the classroom; is this even possible? Moreover, can it actually affect the way students learn? There have been numerous studies on the effects of color on the brain and emotions, in not only adults but children as well. In fact, one series of tests by engineers at the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company indicated that when a person is subjected to a certain color for even as little as five minutes, their mental and muscular activity changes according to their physiological response to that color. In other words, the emotional or cognitive response to a color can literally affect a person’s physical state. In addition, studies have identified color as affecting various mental conditions. This is due to the retina’s relationship with the hyp... ... middle of paper ... ...gn to maximize student performance. Retrieved from http://www.excellence.dgs.ca.gov/MaxStPerformance/S4_4-2.htm 5. Gale, Ann Van Nice. (1933). Children’s preferences for colors, color combinations, and color arrangements. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press. 6. Johnson, Virginia. (1992). The power of color. Successful Meetings June Issue. (41) 7, 87, 90. 7. Morton, Jill. (2010). Why color matters. Retrieved from http://www.colormatters.com/color-and-design/why-color-matters 8. Simmons, S. (1995). Drawing as thinking. Think Magazine, 23-29. 9. Wohlfarth, H., & Gates, K. S. (1985). The effects of color psychodynamic environmental color and lighting modification of elementary schools on blood pressure and mood: A controlled study. International Journal of Biosocial Research. 7, 9-16.
The Girl with the Brown Crayon tells a simple, yet deeply connected personal story of a teacher and a student, as well as other students that embrace themes of race, identity, gender, and the essential human needs to create, and to belong. It is about maintaining order, though a sense of self, one’s own knowledge, capabilities, exposing the strengths and weaknesses while forming one’s own identity in school for the teacher and the students. Becoming a part of something greater than self, but not losing oneself, and how educational interaction can take place between teachers and students, all in an effort to fit in, belong, yet keeping one’s own identity through the growth of change and acceptance
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Colorblindness is a defect in the perception of colors, caused by a deficiency in specialized cells in the retina that are sensitive to different colors. The term is often used today during political discourse, often by members of some factions of liberalism, when claiming that one’s race should be irrelevant to any decision making process. It is a form of moral posturing; that one should see an individual as simply an individual, but not as part of any larger group or culture. As if this philosophy will enable us to bridge any gaps between races, this thought attempts to focus on how we are all the same, rather than how we differ. Teachers and administrators are required to complete coursework pertaining to multicultural education with the purpose of enabling them to better understand the students whom they teach. It is believed that when one understands the culture from which a student belongs, the teacher will be able to reach that student in a more effective manner. But how does this notion of “understanding” a student’s race or culture, thereby individualizing that student based on their race, reconcile with the idea of being colorblind in the classroom; that people are people and we are all the same? To properly educate students, a teacher must be allowed to recognize and understand the race, culture or ethnicity of those students.
Further research of the Paulesu study reveals activity observed in the synaesthetes resembles what was found in studies of color imagery of that in non-synaesthetes. They asked their synaesthetes, but not the controls, to let the color perception occur automatically. This would let them observe the neural correlates of color imagery instead of the synaesthesia. On the other hand, they might suggest that synaesthesia itself is similar to color imagery.
Some researchers hypothesize that each color triggers certain hormones eliciting different responses. Biologically, we (with the exception of those who are colorblind) perceive color the same. However, it
As shown in research, color is the main factor for human life. Although color, would not
This paper will present the various relationships of color and highlight the impact that color has on the memory and attention to information presentation. First we will go into the way that color has impacted normal settings and how it has impacted the world as a whole within the scope of human history for both nature and our current environment. Over the last 10 to 20 years the standards within the educational environment has put a higher demand on the higher standard of academic achievement, to which a student has to utilize their cognitive ability in an increased manner to achieve the new academic standard. These students need to have new type of strategy to achieve a more complete learning style so that they may understand, maintain attention, process, extract, and remember the lessons that they are given within a classroom or lecture environment. Colors could be just one of the elements of this memory retention system and allow the further motivation to student applications so that they can further profit from any education
Color is a characteristic that humans can notice almost instantly. Whether it is a flower or someone’s skin, color can be very noticeable. A person’s skin tone has been an effective way of knowing how to view or treat a person on earth. In Toni Morrison’s book, “The Bluest Eye” set in the early 1900’s, Morrison writes, “We stare at her…wanting to poke the arrogance
...ysical exposure can contribute to the child’s education. Not only can it affect how they are taught, but the facility is important too. Just think about it: schools with higher SES have up-to-date conditions on the building and grounds. They would most likely have top of the line equipment to teach more efficiently and properly. In addition to just having the best equipment possible, the higher SES schools may pay more close attention to their classrooms. If a classroom is filled with fun, colorful, and inviting decorations, it will promote and encourage the child to learn in a more inventive way. If the classroom is not colorful, or does not have any decorations, it may not facilitate development or encourage the child to learn. The physical exposure is not the only aspect that can affect children 's health, but the psychosocial exposure plays a role too.
List any special features of your school or classroom setting (e.g., charter, co-teaching, themed magnet, remedial course, honors course) that will affect your teaching in this learning segment.
“A good teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary” (Thomas Carruthers). Before we can consider ourselves professional teachers or even an expert teacher, we must first understand the way in which our students learn, how they are motivated to learn and what kind of environment would support their best learning. These questions have long been pondered by psychologists and teachers alike. As a pre-service teachers, I believe it is important for us to also begin considering these questions and take them into account for our future teaching practices. Moreover, in order for meaningful learning to occur and remain relevant for our students, we need to create a safe and inclusive learning environment. I believe this environment of safe and inclusive education is created through three key areas. These areas consist of the different facets of a child’s motivation and the idea of scaffolding particularly in regards to information processing.
A kindergarten class offers a more conventional and integrated learning than the preschool environment. A kindergarten teacher will still stimulate their student’s curiosity about the world around them while getting them used to a structured classroom setting. They are...
Colour can indeed influence a person; however, it is important to remember that these effects
A world without color is an interesting scenario to consider. We would be left with a white sky, a black sea, and grey buildings. If you considered to imagine this, most people would imagine a black-gray-white world but aren’t they colors too? The absence of color is an impossible concept to imagine for those who have lived with color, and never really considered it to be such an important topic. Color is always a concept that we take for granted, and frequently fail to notice its wonderment. Now, let’s all take a moment to ask ourselves these questions. What would the world be like without the vibrant colors of a rainbow? Would the horizon exist? Would we appreciate the beauty of the sunrise or sunset? There are many things we would not be able to experience fully if there were no colors. Interestingly enough, many people still debate whether color really does exist or is it just an illusion in our minds that help us distinguish things from each other.………
During the first day of school, a variety of different students enter the classroom. These students are excited and nervous, they have their parents by their sides who are observing the classroom walls and arrangement. From the minute the students enter the classroom, students are observing the classroom environment and notice the everything. Everything in the classroom needs to have a purpose, but provide a pleasant environment. When preparing and organizing the classrooms, teachers need to consider the different variables that impact the classroom. Classrooms can be disorganized if the walls are cluttered and have no meaning The organizations of the desks, the wall decorations, and the seating arrangements significantly impact the physical environments. Students are like sponges, they soak up everything that surrounds them. In the article A comparison of actual and preferred classroom environments as perceived by middle school students in the Journal of School Health stated “studies have shown that classroom environments are closely related to a number of aspects of student