A strong classroom climate creates communities forged by relationship-building and a spirit of caring for one another, which helps students focus on learning. |
Creating a Climate of High Achievement for All Students
These three major strands of classroom climate are summarized in Figure 16.2, which treats each as a developmental aspect of climate. They are developmental in that there are stages of sophistication and maturity for each of the three strands, so a teacher planning to strengthen any of them would do well to plan activities and new practices with the stages in mind.
When students feel empowered, accepted, and safe to take risks, they like school better and learn more. |
Building a sense of community in the classroom is a powerful preventive force against discipline problems. |
Influence and agency in the classroom represent the degree to which students feel they have control over their learning and the classroom environment. |