Blog Post #15

1. The thoughts of my classroom at the beginning of the year aren't too different from what they are now. There are some changes, but for the most part, my classroom will still be basically the same format. I want my classroom to be teacher-centered, but collaboration as well. The difference in my classroom now and what it was at the beginning of the semester, is that my classroom will be about half lecture, half interactive work among the students. This class has taught me that in order to reach your full potential, you must learn on your own. You can only reach certain levels of thought process if you're spoon fed every little bit of information. Learning isn't just taking in information and regurgitating it to make an "A" on a test. It's taking initiative to go find information that will help you not only become more intelligent, but to broaden your horizons of what you'll learn. Doing things for yourself will also help keep an open mind. That's one of the big things that this class has taught me. 2.