Friday, October 9, 2015

Week Three Reflection


One of my favorite topics in my college psychology class was the learning theories. It made me think about my own experience in the classroom as a child.  I realized that a large part of my stress was the rewards system that teachers used.  I wasn’t often able to earn the “points” necessary to receive this type of validation so I always felt a step behind.  Being trained like Pavlov’s dog just wasn’t my strong suit.

In my current classroom I do not have a system of rewards in place, in fact I rarely apply grades to anything my students do.  Instead I give them feedback and provide them support in their learning.  Their motivation is intrinsic and driven by their desire to learn and feel successful – not by my validation of that success. 

Working with my team this week was wonderful.  We seem to have found our groove as a team.  My team mates make me think more deeply about the concepts we are working on.

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