Essay On Classroom Environment

The environment that a person is in has an influence on their behavior and mood. Teachers are usually responsible for the structural set up and decoration of their classrooms. Since the classroom setting is one of the places that a student is in for several hours of the day, the environment of the room most likely affects the mood and behavior of the students and teacher on a daily basis. Humans have a distinctive awareness of their environment and seek out environments with certain qualities. People tend to seek environments that make them feel safe, secure, and comfortable both physically and mentally. A well-designed classroom environment promotes children's individual and social development. Designing a classroom that supports the movement of the students and teacher is a fundamental component in designing the appropriate environment. “The brain learns through active engagement.” (Sikora) For example, having students to stand up and answer questions causes them to be more engaged in the lesson (Sikora). Different colors and color schemes capture the eye’s attention and also help establish a mood in the room. (Kennedy) Also, using key elements in the room provide a sense of security in the room for students. Adding plants, artwork, and personal artifacts in a classroom will help create a sense of home for them (Sikora). The behavior, mood, and developmental process of teachers and students can be affected by the organization, colors that are present, and how the empty space is occupied in a classroom.
The disorganization of a space can cause a person to become overwhelmed. Rooms that are filled with clutter make it more difficult to locate specific items because there is so much to look through and the process of looking thr...

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...al, while allowing for socialization. (Sikora)” Setting up desks in certain ways that invites socialization helps the teacher when it comes to group projects and working together as a class to do a task.
At the Hillbrook School in Los Gatos, CA students took an old computer lab and turned it into something called an “iLab.” This lab is equipped with mobile tables, mobile chairs, and chairs with power supplies in them. When a class walks into this lab it looks almost like an empty space but the teachers can either set up the room themselves or the students can set up the lab accordingly for the activity that they will be working on. The article mentions that several students like this new “iLAb” more than the classrooms because the classroom is stationary. It is set up one way and it is not as interchangeable and interactive as the newly designed edu2.0 lab (Raths).