What a Student Needs

In the reading 5 things are listed that each learner seeks. The following graphic organizer shows the 5 needs. Below are a couple of ideas of how I will implement these things in my classroom. 

Affirmation has a lot to do with feeling accepted. Students must feel like they are accepted the way they are, they must feel safe. Simply being interested in your students goes a long ways. I will ask my students about their hobbies and interests outside of school. I will tell them a little bit about what I do outside of school, hopefully this will make it easier for them to talk to me. Also, I will make sure that students don't make other students feel insecure about themselves, by bulling or anything of the sort. 

I will let students contribute to the classroom, by first letting them come up with the classroom rules. This will make them feel like they have a say in what is done in the classroom. I will also give my students classroom jobs, and responsibilities. This will make them feel like they are valued and are making a difference.  

I will help students understand that they are in control of their future and that they have the power to make a difference in the world. Gaining an education will make it much easier for them to make a difference. 

I will make sure that each assignment has a purpose and that my students know what that purpose is. It is so important that when students are being taught that it is applied to a situation that they find themselves in, in real life. 

I think that challenge, goes hand in hand with scaffolding. Each students instruction needs to be scaffold. I feel bad for the kids that don't have a challenge. When the work is so easy I feel that the students aren't motivated and don't care. Not having a challenge would make anyone hate school. When students complete a challenging assignment, it really boosts their confidence.