Blog Post #4 - Joshua Lugo

During my final observation of Mr. Mayo's class, I noticed something completely extraordinary. Something so great happened, that changed the way I viewed teaching. I wish I could say something along those lines, but I can't. There wasn't an extravagant last day. Nothing out of the ordinary happened. Mr. Mayo commanded his class as expected. He joked with them, engaged them, and then went straight into review mode as the class is preparing for their AP exams, which are coming up soon. 

If there's one thing that I took in and wanted to share with you all, it's to stay consistent. There's nothing wrong with assimilating new information and changing some things in your teaching style that you think will improve it, but I mean to create a classroom environment where your actions towards all your students is consistent and where your class knows what it can expect. This creates a sense of comfort as well as fairness, since you'll be treating everyone consistently. 

I can't stress it enough. Classroom environment has to be one of the biggest factors I've noticed to elicit the most change possible. A positive, warm, and engaging classroom environment will make your students feel at home and will make the teaching process a lot easier. If your students feel that you care then they will be more inclined to care and pay attention. I noticed this in our class as well. Although we may have had digressions every once in a while, I felt really comfortable in the class and, as a result, participating in class was a lot easier for me. This all starts with educator. So for my final post, I just ask that you keep these words in mind: consistent actions and a positive classroom environment lead to positive student growth.