Week #4

"Because you are a human being, endowed with the value and possibilities of humanity."
"I must treat you with dignity."

This is great quote because at times adults seem to look at children as not a person or human being, maybe because of size, abilities, or knowledge. It is so important to treat each and every student as a human, and give them the respect you would want as a teacher. This help give students affirmation and will also help with creating a community within the classroom.


"We're all on a journey, none of us is ever through striving."

As teachers it is so important to remember to never stop pushing our students to do and be better. We must remember to be persistent and do everything we can to help our students to gain as much knowledge as possible. The students are not the only ones that need to continue to learn, as teachers we must also continue to learn, grow, and develop better ways to reach and teach our students.


"If a community of learners could live according to respect, hard work, persistence, and responsibility, the chances would be high that each student could find in that classroom affirmation, contribution, power, purpose, and challenge."

I will strive as a teacher to have this exact classroom for the exact reasons it lists; affirmation, contribution, power, purpose, and challenge. All these great qualities are so important not only in the classroom, but also in life and are necessary for each and every student to learn. The operation of this type of classroom would be ideal, and I know I can teach my adaptable students to do these things.