My Ideal Classroom

Defining my ideal classroom is difficult because so much of a class or classroom depends on the people who are a part of it. It seems that it would be entirely too much to control 20+ students. I am typically not one to idealize anything, because it heightens my expectations. I tend to be more of a realist, but for the sake of this assignment, I will venture in idealization.

My Ideal classroom will be very organized, yet simple. I am not one to manage many items or details. It would be rather plain at the beginning of the year, but as the year rolls along, it will be filled with color and other exciting elements that the students will pick as they help to create the classroom set up. This will include representation of their artwork, as well as writings, or any other activities the students enjoyed throughout the year. There will also be centers for learning as we go throughout the year. This would involve the different content areas such as science, math, art, social studies, and etc. These centers will be places for students to explore on their own time. For example, if we are studying Ancient Egypt, there will be a place in the room filled with books, artifacts, and activities for all types of learners.

It will be set up in a way where everyone has a responsibility in the classroom, and fulfills their responsibility. This would include peer partners, as well as responsibility within the classroom. There will be complete inclusion of all students, no matter what their nationality, race, gender, ability, or etc. is. Every students will be able to capitalize on the strengths of their peers, and be helpful in the learning process. There will also be responsibilities in the areas of keeping the classroom clean, and the normal procesees that occur throughout the day such as a lunch leader, recess leader, and etc.

The parents would be highly involved in the children's education, but at the same time, they would have complete trust in me and my expertise as an educator. They wouldn't tell me how to do my job, but merely provide ways for me to be efficient in doing my job, which could include constructive positive and negative feedback (although all feedback would be considered positive if it was constructive).

I would like for my students to be more literate with computers and other technology than I am, however I would not like to teach students about technology, or deal with any technological errors. I would love for the extent of my teaching technology to be integration of technology among other subjects such as doing power point presentations for book reports, or using calculators to perform mathematical equations and functions. I would appreciate a specialist coming in to teach about technology within my classroom, and I would always encourage participation in this area.

If I could teach what I wanted to teach, I would focus on Math because I enjoy it, but I would also like to focus on real-to-life skills that each students would need to know to get by in this difficult world. This would include getting along with all types of people, acceptance and understanding, resolving conflicts, hard work and smart work, and etc. I would like to be able to engage all students in activities that will be for their good, and help inspire students to be better at what they do everyday.