Reflective Journal by Jennifer Mariel Rodriguez

 In this session ,  In this ocassion , my group and I started presenting our research topic which is HOW VIOLENCE AFFECTS CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT  We basically defined some concepts such as procedures , techniques , discipline , etc .  I had the chance to reflect on the topic with the students by asking them some critical thinking questions. Here in El Salvador is not a unknown new that the educational system is failing since gangs are practically taking their own territory to the point that they also get involved within public schools. Sometimes , the same students are the ones who are part of a gang , and they usually threathen teachers and figures of authority inside the schools.  As consequence , disciplinary action taken from teachers are seen as a dangerous action nowadays . Punishing students have become almost prohibited since many teachers have been murdered because they confiscated something from certain students that unfortunately were i...

In this session , We took a look at    THE EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE CLASSROOM IN BASIC ENGLISH STUDENTS  Within this topic , I can tell that classroom environment does influence in students since this has to do with ilumination , temperature , desks arrangement . If these factors are not contemplated before getting students into an uncomfortable environment they might probably be affected in their concentration. I do believe that an innaproriate environment influences in our learning process when intercating in the classroom since sometimes we tend to feel sleepy when the classroom tempetature is too hot . The same happens where the room is too cold we start shaking to a point where we get hypothermia , and consequently we do not pay attention to what is going on  around us. Now let`s take a look at the desks arrangement , I do think that the traditional row arrangement is not appropriate anymore since the whole attention is at the fron...