Final Learning Log

What?
According to the quiz I took my students learn or will learn with humanism, which focuses a lot on the worth and value of individuals. I think it is so important to teach not onlt the curriculum through out a student's education, but to also teach self worth and values is very important. When children are taught good morals and behavior i feel it truly makes a large difference with how the process knowledge and the way they their teacher and their classmates. Humanism also helps with cultural and social differences in the classroom and making sure everyone feels accepted and in a safe place. Through reading my blogs I noticed through out all the chapters it is so important to teach so that each and every student can learn the way that is best for them. As teachers we need to find our student's ZPD in order to meet their cognitive and linguistic development and needs. I also found a lot of information in helping our students develop socially and morally which can be categorized into Erikson's stages, but not every student will be the same, but they all need to be taught the same hamnism concepts. I feel humanism also incorporates the want and need for inclusion of the disabled into the classroom. I want my classroom to not only be a place for learning the curriculum, but also for establishing who they are, creating good social and moral values, become accepting of inclusion, and understand the importance of humanism in their own personal lives.

So What?
Humanism will affect my classroom in so many positive ways as long as I teach and enforce it in my classroom the proper way. I will help me have great relationships with my students and also help them have great relationships with their classmates. It will help me create my classroom to be a safe haven, and a positive learning environment for them and also for myself as a teacher. Teaching with humanism will allow me to help connect the curriculum to their personal lives, because I will alredy have that foundation established. If my students learn and establish humanism in their lives they will be more self-reliant and rational.

Now What?
I would like to have a better understanding about all the theorists stages and theories, such as Piaget, Erikson, Vygotsky, and Kohlberg. I found myself getting confused and lost in all the stages and theories. I think as a beginning teacher there will be a lot of learning about each and every student and figuring out how to react and teach each and every student in the classroom. There is also a lot to know when dealing with construction of knowledge, which will take time and actually experiencing different situations. I would also like to know how to handle every inclusion issue or learning disability situation, but that also will just comw with experience and talking and learning from other colleagues and teachers. I am excited to be able to incorporate all this into my classrroom, and create the appropriate sense of humanism that is necessary in my classroom and in my teaching.