Chapter 2A

I like how this part of the chapter discussed two different teaching styles. There is a nice chart that shows the primary differences between traditional and facilitating teaching styles. Traditional style is how teaching has primarily been in the past. Facilitating teaching style is what more and more people are leaning towards today. In my classroom, I would fall under the facilitating teacher style category. I think it is very beneficial to have a student centered classroom. To reflect this, I would have the students' desks in small groups or in a U shape pattern so the students can see everyone and easily interact with one another. I believe students learn better when they are able to work together and bounce ideas off of each other. Traditional style is when the classroom is centered around the teacher instead of the students. The teacher's desk would be in the front of the room and the students would be in rows all facing forward. The traditional style does not fit my beliefs of cooperating work, so that is why I teach with a student centered classroom under the facilitating style.