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“Within two minutes, they had all agreed that the biggest issue for each of them was that I was raising my voice too often or yelling at students when I got frustrated. Students mentioned that my yelling made them disinterested in learning” (Emdin, pp. 186).

I thought that this was extremely important to recognize because we will be working with children for the rest of our lives. In this program, we have been reminded over and over again that how we treat our students will be a reflection on us because they will remember if you treated them well or if you treated them poorly. There is a difference in disciplining your students when it is needed and constantly yelling. This reminded me of one of my CT’s. She constantly yells at the students’. Although their behavior does reflect the necessary requirements to get yelled at, the students really take her words to heart and the tone that she uses with them to heart. I have had students come to me and tell me that they are glad that I am not mean like my CT is because she constantly yells at them. I have noticed that the students’ that she does constantly yell at have become disinterested in learning. To the point where they want to switch schools, wish they had a different teacher, or just flat out stop trying. When you have a bad attitude towards the students’, they will have a bad attitude towards you and towards learning because they will associate learning with you. I have also noticed that when you are yelling at one student, the other students’ get distracted by why you are yelling and who you are yelling at than working on their work in class. Yelling can be a major distraction to the whole class, as well as to other classes around you. Therefore, we always need to remember to be on our A game. We should always try to be our best. If the time comes for you to discipline a student, do it in a calming manner. You do not need to yell at them constantly because your words can speak louder than your actions sometimes. Therefore, we need to be constantly reminding ourselves to be the best teachers we can be and to use calming voices. This is a video of a teacher yelling at a student during study hall. You can hear the teacher verbally yelling “STOOOOOPPPPPP!” super loudly and she continues to yell at the student. You can see that the students’ around the student getting yelled are distracted by the teacher yelling, and they are more interested in seeing why the teacher is yelling that loudly at another student. It also makes them not take their teacher as serious as a teacher should be taken. This video is a clear indication as to why we should not be yelling at our students in from of the other students in the class, and why we should not be yelling that loudly at all. It is a distraction to the rest of your students’, as well as a distraction to learning that is happening in the classroom.

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“The identification of an issue, and the capturing and preserving of that issue on tape, created an opportunity for me to be more reflective about my practice.” (Emdin, pp. 188)

Throughout this semester, we have been taught that we should be reflective in our work. This is the reason why we write commentaries for our minilessons, take notes during field, and write midterm reflections. Reflective teaching is a tool that teachers use to observe and evaluate the way they act with their students. This is a good practice because there will always be room for improvement when it comes to our teaching. In the book, Emdin details an experience he has in the class where his students voiced their opinions of his temper with the class. He asked a few of his students to critique his teaching style so that he may work on and improve in the areas he struggles. This teaching method was effective because he was not only able to better himself, but also create a more efficient learning environment. I chose this video because it directly correlates to the topic of this quote. The man in the video is talking about how teachers can improve their effectiveness by being reflective practitioners.

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"Unfortunately, what has occurred as a result of excluding social media from schools is that students then infer that these platforms are completely unrelated to learning. Consequently, they engage in social media solely for the purpose of social interaction, which in turn validates educators reasons for banning it from school." (Emdin, pp. 195)

Schools have decided to eliminate social media from the classroom which has resulted in teaching its students that there is no educational value found within these constructs. As a result, Neoindigenous students then prove these stereotypes true by using these platforms for purely entertainment purposes. There is clearly no place for social media in the world of academia(sarcasm inteneded). Recently, schools have been implementing more and more technology into their curriculum, so that their students may have a chance to succeed in this ever-technologically-advancing society. While it can be used for personal entertainment, social media provides many opportunities for learning. Educators can remind their students of homework assignments, post links for resources online, cover material that was not discussed in class, and reach out to kids who need extra help. I chose this picture because it directly ties to the quote above. The picture below shows multiple apps teachers are beginning to introduce into their classrooms. These social media applications include; a means of communication, resources for learning information, and even convenient ways to pay field trip money.

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“When conducting the metalogue, it is important to set the appropriate classroom environment. One successful practice is playing instrumentals from popular songs that the student listens to in the background every time that the teacher proposes the activity” (Emdin, pp. 204)

I loved this idea because I myself wanted to incorporate music within my classroom. I think that it is great to have the children feel that they can have something in the classroom they can enjoy and relate to. When children often come in a school setting, they feel that what goes on outside of school often cannot be brought into the classroom. I want to try and bring in some of those ideas that they may not see in other classes. I think music is a great way to stimulate the children’s minds and keep their wheels going. I myself listen to instrumental music and it helps when it comes time for me to do work and it helps to calm me and also give me focus on what I am doing. I think by allowing each student to write his or her own song down brings diverse music within the classroom and allow the children to all have their own individuality. There are many different ways that music can express feeling and by playing the music helps to create a calming environment for the students. I chose this picture because I feel that music does stimulate the mind and that the students can be successful in their work by listening to music—it helps their active listening.

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“The time will always come when teachers must ask themselves if they will follow the mold or blaze a new trail.” (Emdin, pp. 206)

I chose this picture because the character is “blazing a new trail.” He is making a new path to go down instead of the worn path laid before him. There are a lot of preconceived notions about what a teacher may act or look like. Throughout the book, Emdin is constantly suggesting new ways to teach the youth. He teachers how to teach but not content. He teaches them to engage. I think student engagement is one of the number one things that separate average teachers from great teachers. The stereotype of teachers is that they are old and boring. They just want to drill information in your head. Great teachers will find a new way to teach you. Keep you interested. Talk with you instead of at you. I have learned so much in only my first semester of early childhood education. I plan on constantly involving my students in their learning. I will create a new path for my students and I because they deserve someone who wants to be there, wants to teach them, and wants them to change the way they think of school.