Classroom Environments
CONSIDER THE WALLS
"The quality of the classroom environment is one of the key non-verbal messages students receive in their schooling. Classrooms that are warm, bright, attractive, stimulating, and cared for send children a powerful message that the teacher values them as individuals and is committed to their learning and achievement. High-quality classrooms convey a sense of comfort, respect, and stability within which positive behaviors and learning skills can be developed." John Visser (May 2001)
Patricia Tarr's article "Consider the Walls" from the Journal of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, to be very helpful. "This article critically examines classroom walls from four perspectives: (1) reading the environment, (2) walls that silence, (3) the purpose of display, and (4) aesthetics."
"The quality of the classroom environment is one of the key non-verbal messages students receive in their schooling. Classrooms that are warm, bright, attractive, stimulating, and cared for send children a powerful message that the teacher values them as individuals and is committed to their learning and achievement. High-quality classrooms convey a sense of comfort, respect, and stability within which positive behaviors and learning skills can be developed." John Visser (May 2001)
Patricia Tarr's article "Consider the Walls" from the Journal of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, to be very helpful. "This article critically examines classroom walls from four perspectives: (1) reading the environment, (2) walls that silence, (3) the purpose of display, and (4) aesthetics."