231109 reflection on podcast

I believe that an effective learning environment is a class setting in which students are at ease with themselves, among themselves and with the teacher. As shown in the video, learning environment influences the person's sense of belonging and need for esteem. Hence as teachers, we should try to create an effective learning environment by making it a safe and comfortable one. Often when a teacher is tensed up about delivering the lesson objective, the learning environment will be tense one and both students and teacher may not have a good lesson. But if the teacher is relaxed, able to pace her delivery of the lesson according to the needs of the students, both teacher and students may enjoy it. I felt that this extremely true when a teacher is too worried about going into a problematic class. When the students can sense that the teacher is tensed up, they also will not be able to connect or communicate positively with that teacher. But if the teacher goes into the class with confidence and beaming with happiness, the students will be able to feel the affection and hence cooperate!!!