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Here's what you said about what you've learned so far from observations. (please correct anything I've misstyped, or add in clarifications!)

There's no perfect teaching style, but many guidelines. Within every teacher's style must be openness to change -- as the teacher must be willing to bend and shape with whatever class gets put together.

How different institutions react to issues -- behavior adjustments, speaking without words, the way teachers multitask.

Integrations of a school's mission within the classroom (ACA vs. ArtSpace)

My ideas about the grade/age level I want to teach have changed. Now I want to teach high school and the observation's most interesting aspect was to see the social and educational tendencies of the students as a whole and as individuals.

Children are more attentive when there are strict rules for maintaining order (consequences rather than reprimanding)

Attention tactics

Passion and enthusiasm are the two most important qualities in a teacher -- they speak the loudest and are most easily perceived and shared.

Children respond positively to active learning environments.

Allow play

Kids know, and they get it -- sometimes they just need a push.

Organic education plus organic agriculture?

Differences with dealings in age

Animals in the classroom are so important and they can contribute so much to the children's development

Make a strong clear line of friend vs. teacher

A space for conversation is so important: EX: gathering in a circle.

Education styles vary greatly.

Diversity in the classrrom, and its relationship with racism in the classroom.

Mix up your teaching style to fit the children.

Alternative discipline

Each school I visited had a different approach to education

No one system was better than another, in my experience...some just worked better for different people.

Observations have taught me thata teacher has to be prepared to hand anything because you never know the moods of the students. One must be incredibly patient and calm and collected, and I'm nervous about that!