Last reflection

First I wanted to say that I am going to miss this class so much. I loved the people in the class, the professor, and the content that we were learning. I have learned more from this course than any other course this semester, or maybe even the whole time I have been at BYU-Idaho.
  This last week we collaborated with out groups on a final exam. It was fun to collaborate one more time one a case. I like collaborating because I feel like I learn more from my peers and learn more about myself and how I can be a better team player when I work with a group.
  The last reading we had was on responding to student behavior. As I have pondered over this I have realized that ,as teachers, we have to be patient with our student's behavior because it may not always be the ideal behavior we want them to have. But with that, we help them out little by little. I think it is also important that we do not expect perfection from the students we teach. No 2nd grader is going to be still and silent all the time and that is something important to internalize. I feel as if now teachers expect students to listen and behave perfectly , but we have to remember that they are still little kids and still developing. Sometimes it is often necessary to look at your own behavior and teachings strategies as a teacher to see if those are causing certain behaviors in the classroom. What you are doing may not be cohesive with certain learning styles or temperaments.

I am very appreciative to my peers and friends I ahve made in this class this semester, and I really am grateful that Brother Cloward let us take the time to get to know each other because I know that made the difference for me.