Reader

SORRY ABOUT MY LATE POST GUYS...I was trying to register for classes....

Oh boy, well, where do I begin?!? As a reader I have been kind of slacking these days! I have only been reading things that pertain to school lately, but I would definitely love to read more (finding time to read has been a bit tough ). Generally, I enjoy sappy love stories written by Nicholas Spark or fictional novels by Jodi Picoult. I often get so involved with my reading that you may find me crying or laughing while I am buried in a book!

Other things that I enjoy reading are magazines, news online, newspapers, and the occasional dictionary(hehe..just kidding).

Places that I like to read are in bed before I go to sleep, during my lunch breaks at work, and I especially love reading at the beach!! Most of my reading experiences have been positive. Reading is way for one to escape everyday life. It is an outlet, to mix up daily routines!

How to create a community in our classroom??

In order to create a community in a classroom, the teacher needs to foster trust, respect, tolerance, and teamwork within their classroom environment. Students need to have a place in the classroom where they feel safe, and are able to express themselves without feeling attacked or judged. The teacher should also embrace diversity in the classroom by encouraging his/her students to share cultural differences with their peers, which may help to demystify previous misconceptions. By providing an environment where students could work together will help each student feel respected as valuable part of their community.

In Ralph Fletcher’s novel, “Walking Tree,” he informs us about a young lady, named Tanya Clayton who wrote an explicit essay entitled, “The Half-Autobiography.” Tanya writes openly about the abuse she had faced, both physically and sexually, as a young child. It was amazing to see, that despite her traumatic experiences, Tanya felt safe enough in her classroom write about such a personal event.