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The Classroom Space and Student Engagement 

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The Classroom Space and Student Engagement 

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pg. 169
"The exact statement from one of her students was, "Why would people who look and dress as fly  as me and my team an d want to be in a place that looks like this? It's boring and it feels like I'm in jail."

Something we learned in Classroom management is to make your classroom feel "homey." This helps the student feel connected and engaged. It makes the student want to learn. When you post positive messages in your classroom, you are able to make the students comfortable. The last you want to do is make your classroom feel like a prison.

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pg. 131
"These negative consequences are the outcome of being so tightly packed into, and reliant on, social networks that it hampers the willingness (and is some cases ability) to make connections to, or exchange with, people from other social network and different contexts.  For the neoindigenous, this means that opportunities to exchange capital with the teacher or the school may be lost.  For example, they may choose to ignore the teacher or neglect tasks that they feel have nothing to do with their communities/contexts."

This is why it's important to practice being culturally responsive. Minority children will feel left out if they don't understand what is going on. They will rebel and this is what gives the teachers the feeling that the students don't want to learn, but in reality they just can't connect. This causes them to lose interest.

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pg. 136
"One student threw a ball back at me , and I took another shot that rolled awkwrdly around the rim before it slowly fell through the net......" "
As I left the court to speak to her, the students asked of i would be there the next dat, and without giving it a second thought , I said yes. The moment  that I asked if I would be back the next day was powerful...."
"However, as soon as I walked onto the court, I saw an army of students had arrived before me...."

Comes to show how important it is to connect with your students. Endless hours planning the "perfect lesson" isn't going to be perfect if you don't incorporate the students' interests.

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Along Came Polly (3/10) Movie CLIP - Sasquatch Basketball (2004) HD

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pg. 159
"Instead, they were asked to give all students the assignment to write a rap or a poem about the content they were learning."

I found it a great idea to assign a different assignment other than an exam for a big grade. Students appreciate the break and will be able to express there feelings with a poem/rap or any other way. This lets the students gain more respect for the teachers.

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Selinah July a 4 year old child reciting a poem she learnt in playschool at Jerusalem Ministries Human Diginity Centre Jerusalem Ministries CEO: Derrick Darlow

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pg. 166
"She described 'feeling euphoric as students I had never spoken to recognized me.' She asked, 'Is this what the kids feel when they get all dress up?' She was beginning to see that the focus on attire was more than just what one was wearing; it was about the feeling that came with it."

Students want to feel accepted so sometimes they will invest in their wardrobe. They just want to fit in. Another reason could be that they want to just boost their self esteem. This is very important for the teachers to understand the students. Kids will do things to spoil themselves. Who are we to judge? Don't we do the same?