The Influence Of The Differences In The Classroom

Classrooms are one of the most important environments that people will come in contact with during their lifetimes. A classroom can easily set up a learner for success or failure. It can also affect the way the people in the classroom treat each other, either producing a friendly environment or a chaotic one. This type of environment affects all people throughout their school careers, but it can be considered the most influential on children in their first years of school attendance. It is the first years that set up the child for the rest of their formal education, and the classrooms used during these years have the most influence. To display the differences classroom environments make, two kindergarten classes in different schools were observed. …show more content…
Classroom A was a nice size for the amount of children enrolled, allowing each child to have a separate desk and work area. It also allowed the teacher to make separate areas for learning centers, which seemed to help the students stay focused on whatever task needed to be completed. This classroom also offered many storage options, which allowed the space to look organized and clutter free. This class also had personal space for the student belongings along the back wall. Each student seemed to have ample space provided for them. Classroom B seemed to be too small for the 23 students enrolled in the class. The class was crowed with students bumping into each other’s chairs and intruding upon one another’s work spaces. This created minor conflicts between students who felt like their space was being invaded by the student sitting next to them. Classroom B’s size did not allow the teacher to create separate learning centers, which deprives the children of important learning opportunities. This also keeps the children located in one spot and …show more content…
This is the type of environment that I would like to teach in once I get my own classroom. I would also like to teach like the teacher in classroom A. She showed a genuine love for her students and they returned it to her. I also think giving the kindergarteners a mini break between work makes them more attentive and willing to follow directions. This does not mean I think the teacher in classroom B is a bad teacher. I think she has done the best with what she has been provided, considering she has 10 more students in a much smaller classroom. I think this perfectly illustrates the importance of having a well supplied and organized classroom. If a teacher is lacking the space and materials for the number of students in her class, how is she supposed to teach them all