Esther Yi

Kim Gavin
ECE 4101
30 January 2015
Reflection
Throughout the article, Creative Thinking and Arts Based Learning, by Joan Isenberg and
Mary Jalongo, I believe that it made some really good points on climate, time, and space. I never
really thought of it that way but it was interesting to see that the qualifications for a safe and
nurturing environment in a classroom setting included these specific features. In my opinion, I
thought climate was one of the most important features for children because it refers to the
emotional and academic feeling of the student. If students feel emotionally safe and know that
teachers are supportive with their efforts, they would be able to flourish in a more creative
environment. The article also states, Children who feel emotionally safe to take risk, are
absorbed in learning, and have choices about work to be done (Jalongo, 234). Placement of
specific things are important as well as the resources being used but if the students do not feel
motivated in a certain climate, effective learning can never be achieved. High quality learning
can be reached when the classrooms creativity is maximized. I would like to be a teacher in the
future that is similar to Ms. Rapoza's and Ms. Liu's class that arranges student work out in the
open. As a teacher, I want them to have meaning in arts and provide them with a lively classroom
activity. My goals in the room would be high expectations, support in the arts, aesthetically
stimulating classrooms, materials, and comfortable areas of the physical room that evoke a sense
of homelike qualities. All in all, the athours exclaim, Carefully designed classroom
environments are a planned arrangement of ideas, people, time, space, and resources...

(Jalongo 233). In order to create a successful teaching environment, I want to be able to provide
my students with an organized climate that is designed specifically for creativity and learning.