The Magic of a Noisy Classroom
By
Sarah Gonser
edutopia.org
5 min
Sometimes building connections and community matters more than adhering stringently to all of the rules, teachers say.
In the classroom, failing to respond firmly and consistently to student misbehavior can mean losing control of the room—and a quiet, focused class is often a highly productive one. But too much emphasis on the superficial appearance of order can stifle student creativity and passion. An always-quiet, always-composed classroom, veteran teachers tell us, can look like success but conceal a deeper problem with student engagement—disguising disinterest, or even boredom, as attentiveness.
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