Reflection Essay

As high school graduation came more quickly than I expected it to, I faintly remember a couple things about it. Everyone was wearing dark blue robes and the matching cap with the annoying tassel that hit your face every time you moved your head, and there were some people that were happy to be graduating and others that were sad. Something I completely remember about graduating is how many times I was asked what school I was going to and what I was planning on majoring in. It didn’t take me long to get annoyed with that question, but it also didn’t take me long to figure out what it was that I really loved doing and wanted to do for the rest of my life. It was very clear to me that I wanted to be a teacher; a teacher who would help kids that

They used a system that would title the classrooms under four names to provide an accurate profile of the characteristics of the classrooms. The authors used over 800 classrooms to provide an accurate picture of first grade classrooms. The conclusion they came to included having a well-maintained learning environment for students, a method of how students are evaluated most efficiently, characteristics about teachers that aids student success, factors about the school that can help a student succeed, and how family background and economical statuses can influence positively or negatively on success in academics. Experiments were completed within each of these categories and results suggested that classrooms and teachers have significant long-term effects on student achievement. Also, the results stated that understanding the nature and variation in a classroom experience is vital as education is continuing to advance. Along with the experiments that were completed, surveys of teachers were conducted as well. These surveys determined that teacher characteristics such as credentials, education, and

With a classroom that is out of control, loud, and unorganized, it is setting up a toxic environment for learning. Being in a classroom that is well mannered, organized, and quiet when it needs to be will allow students to achieve their fullest potential and preform well. This article advises that the best way to measure the achievement of a student within their class is to give them an assessment test. Not only does this testing express the student’s ability to preform, but it also is used as an indicator of whether school districts, schools, and teachers are performing and teaching. An issue also discussed regarding performance was the concern of a child to staff ratio. Surprisingly, research has proven that not all class sizes or child to teacher ratios are linked to greater academic outcomes. Since there is no greater outcome with smaller child to staff ratio, there is also no greater outcome of academic success between public and private schools, given that public schools are typically larger than private schools. Where a student goes to school is very much based on the economic background of their family and where they live. There are many concerns that there could be a lack of opportunities for children who come from families with lower economic resources. This article suggests that in order to have an “ideal first grade