Stone Age Who?

My Vision as a Middle Grades Educator is so much greater than the ones who came before me. I sat down with my mother and had her to explain to me the way she remembers her classroom setup when she was in school and I must say she descried the stone age. They didn't have computers, posters, wall art or anything that made the classroom stick out. When I think of my classroom I see art all over the walls things that will have my students interested in learning. I see spread sheets, graphs, I see a white board, and instead of regualr computers I see Ipads, enough to share with my entire class. I think by having Ipads booksharings will be so much easier and they will help draw the students attention. I see my students sitting three or four to a circle table giving them a chance to get to know their fellow classmates instead of sitting in an individual desk. Yes the classroom setting does play a major role in the outcome of your class but I think its the way the teacher presents it that gives the student a greater understanding of the objects placed in the room.