9-15-08 Chapter 1: Ed Psych. & Teacher Decision Making

What??

There are several things an educator should keep in mind at all times:
- What we say and do will have an impact on students.
- Addressing social-emotional aspects is not separate from the core.
- All students enter shcool wishing to learn and succeed.
- Students will be more responsive if basic needs are met first.
- Parents are our partners, not our adversaries.

So What??

I can take these 5 statements and incorporate them into my thoughts. If I wake up every day and repeat these to myself, I will keep them in the forefront of my mind and I can use them. If I am constantly reminding myself that all the students want to learn and succeed, and that they will be more responsive if I am meeting their basic needs, it will improve my teaching and their learning.

Now What??

Now I need to put into practice repeating these 5 statements to myself. I suppose it wouldn't hurt to start trying this now, rather than waiting until I am actually in a classroom. I really believe in these statements and think that if all educators believed them, there would be more success in classrooms.