Most recent public comments by Melanie Vidaurri https://nowcomment.com/users/113853 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293881?scroll_to=2614990 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293881?scroll_to=2614990 The key to creating a genuine community in the classroom is to create guidelines with your community and enforce them when they are not met. In other words, our goal is to teach our students to be aware of the impact their choices may have on the community. The student begins to ponder if the choices they make regarding their learning affect themselves, the teacher, or their classmates—if it does, it is, hopefully, avoided. Our classroom will not be "what I say, goes." Instead, we will all work together to create a community we are all proud of—one that keeps us respectful, accountable, and engaged in our learning of lessons and each other. Sun, 31 Oct 2021 16:26:12 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293878?scroll_to=2614956 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293878?scroll_to=2614956 This is the classroom I hope to have; a classroom that fosters an environment where the students come to class prepared because they want to learn. I want my students to do well not because they want praise from me, but because completing tasks and gaining success is something they want for themselves. Mon, 06 Dec 2021 17:57:00 -0500