Posts for tag: classroom environment

Creating a Classroom Environment Where the Next “Romeo” Can Take the Stage

Posted on August 9, 2016

I have seen firsthand how a safe and encouraging classroom allows children to spread their wings and take chances. My “light bulb” came on at the end of this year as one of my shyest students volunteered to come up to the front of the room to play the part of Romeo while we were reading Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.  I was so shocked; I emailed his mother immediately, to praise his bravery and growth. She was even more surprised