Final Blog:

In chapter 7, I use encouragement, always expect the best out each and everyone of my students, support them, and give them the time needed to help them succeed. I call them to my desk or walk over to their desk to give extra help. If I call on a student to answer a question and he/she is having trouble, instead of calling on another student, I give little clues or hints to the answer. If we are reading orally, I help the student sound the words out or we, as a group, read the words together first. It helps the slower student feel more accomplished. I believe that there is a way to show all students how to succeed and make them feel proud of themselves and their accomplishments. I use a lot of Dr. Jean's positive rewards and sayings, ie. kiss your brain, put a gold star on your head, etc. I teach 1st grade and that works with the younger students. They would do anything for a class cheer or to be recognized. In quantum learning they teach you that you can accomplish anything. I teach my students that we can make our
brains grow with all the knowledge that we put into it. At the end of the day, we recap what we learned. We evaluate how much our brains grew for that day. The children get so excited, thinking that they will be smarter than other students.
When grading papers, if a student did poorly, they obviously did not understand the assignment. Instead of giving a bad grade and being upset with that student for not trying, I call them over to my desk, we discuss what happened, and I give the student another chance to fix the work. I don't like giving grades to the younger students, however it is required. I try to make it less painful for a student who has a lot of difficulty learning. We work together and go over and over the material to help then student succeed.