Antonio La Manna
Introduction to education
EDU-120

For my child’s school I would consider several factors to ensure that they are in the best possible learning environment. I believe that it is not just a case of having the best teachers and assuming that they will get the best experience. The classroom should be the centre for all major activity and have lots of room for children to not feel crammed in and have a full interactive whiteboard so the children can feel more immersed in the lesson. It would have windows that ran along the wall to allow lots of natural sunlight as I feel working under fluorescent light can hurt children’s eyes whilst trying to read. I feel that there should be an area in the classroom where children could read and take time to themselves. I would like it if there was a pet in the room also to teach the children about how to look after animals and other creatures. I would like to have the tables set up in rows for when doing class work but also be able to change them to circles for group work and projects. For the cafeteria, I would prefer a place where the children are offered a choice of healthy meals and there is ample seating. I think that the portions should be small enough for a child and try to combat the obesity problem in this country. I feel that lunch time is a great time for children to relax much like recess but without the running around so the cafeteria needs to be a place where my child can do this. I would like it if there were a lot of opportunities for sport at the school with a selection of sports on offer such as soccer, basketball and softball. Also if there was a swimming pool available it would be a great chance for my child to learn how to swim. I think if there were both indoor and outdoor facilities so that sport could be played throughout the school year it would keep my child