Fires in the Bathroom Chapter 4

This chapter is important because it talks about the learning environment and how to create a culture for success. The first and foremost point was to provide meaningful material, students know the difference between busy work and actual learning. They discouraged teachers fro comparing students to each other and even comparing one class to another, it almost makes learning into a competition and could make some students feel inadequate. A point I have picked up on throughout some of the chapters so far that has been recurring is to never give up on students, even if they are struggling we as teachers need to push them to achieve as much as possible because we could be their only motivator. Also a suggestion was to let students revise their work and revise it often, that is the whole reason they are learning, to make sense of things and constantly improve their work.