Week+2

I'm not sure if the "individual" part is meant to be in our "Blogs" and our general thoughts about the topic go in our group "WIKI". Must get this clarified...please explain!?
 * __Heidi:__** Still not sure. In our "Issues (EDU4PIA)" Unit Guide it states, "Students will be asked to establish an **Issues WIKI** for their individual presentation and invite 4 students from the cohort".

Classroom rights//** -students and teachers have the right to do as much work as they like and both teachers and students always has the right to feel safe and comfortable in the classroom/learning environment.
 * __Lecture #2__ -** **//Student Responsibility and Classroom Management
 * i feel that this element of basic right is imperative in order to make sure that students are clear about what is expected of them and how to behave in the learning environment.

__**Two Kinds of Responsibility**__ I believe that children become more aware of themselves and others arouns them as they mature and develop. By rewarding children to be personally and communally responsible a higher atainment of these qualities are able to be achieved in the earlier years of development, but only if encouraged by teachers and other role models.
 * Personal - "I do the right thing"
 * Communal - "I encourage others to do the right thing"

This is a small part of my thoughts on the topic. I could write more but i want to ensure that what i am doing is correct. See you tomorrow Heidi : )

 **__Lindsay's Response to Heidi __**

I agree, …. Do I do the right thing? Do I encourage others to do the right thing? These two points I think apply to everyone in everyday life, live by example. As a student teacher I think this is going to be a big transition for me. How can I teach a child how to apply themselves to study whereas I never have? I ‘encourage’ others to think about karma yet I will still take a pen from my office job if I need one for University instead of going and purchasing one. Am I making sense? The topic hit home for me because we all need that moral awareness especially now as teachers. We have 20 to 30 little people looking up to us and in some cases idolising us so are we, as teachers, setting a good example?? I also liked in the Lecture the different kinds of behavior, power and students. I think these topics with clarify themselves a little better when we get into classrooms. I don’t think it is really sinking in how to manage students. Myself, I will need to be led by example. While the theory is interesting it is the practical that makes the theory come alive.

 **Steve's response to Heidi and Lindsay:** I concur with what both of you have said on the topic, "two types of responsibility". These questions of communal and personal responsibility stretch right across all the different facets of life. Whether it is as a older brother in a family trying to model the correct behaviour to younger siblings or being captain of a sporting team and being able to successfully "lead by example" and demonstrate the kind of culture or winning attitudes your trying to create in your team.

I agree also with Lindsay's comment about learning while we are out on teaching rounds. This opportunity will provide us with a great insight and most importantly answers into how teachers actually teach these days!! Myself, i cant remember much about primary school, so i am looking forward to seeing an experienced teacher in action. This will hopefully clarify how the different theories on controlling a classroom are currently uitised in todays schooling system.