My Reflection for Today

1. There must be a fit between the school environment and the students' background or else there would be problems. This point is very relevant to our everyday classroom situation and often overlooked by teachers. Some of us may think that our students are trying to be disruptive and not keen in learning. This would prompt me to find out more from the perspective of the students before I pass any judgement.

2. It is fascinating to learn from Murray's concept of needs that we have the personal needs to learn and strive to fulfil that need. This made me realise that students do come with their needs to learn and I have to be more aware of their learning styles and background to customise my lessons.

3. In the assessment of learning environment, we assess 3 areas and they are physical, student and social. It is important to assess learning environment so that the learning outcomes for our students are achieved. It is a process where we stop and reflect whether effective teaching has actually taken place in our classroom. With this, we can even move one step further to design lesson that can optimize the learning abilities of our students.