Chapter 15

I really like the quote,"Education is based on a relationship, not a procedure." Doesn't this sum up everything we have learned in our student teaching experience? As long as you have developed a relationship with the students you can pretty much get their cooperation for anything! I have found that relationship building with students in my classroom has been extremely helpful, more so than developing a great classroom disciplinary plan. I also have found through experimentation that applying the the Love and Logic suggestions using choices and empathy with consequences has helped even more.

I also found it interesting that the school made the parents sign up for Love and Logic parenting classes. They allowed them to sign up for the fall or spring session. I wish I could send half of my student's parents to a parenting workshop,this would help eliminate many of the problems that we deal with daily. I have found that parent cooperation at home can be challenging, and something like this could be beneficial for the student and the teacher.