The Essential 55- Chapter 11-21

After reading the second set of chapters,11-21, from The Essential 55 book I have noticed that a shift has happened. Chapters 1-10 were mainly about establishing moral rules rather than actual academic based rules, now chapters 11-21 deal a bit more with class assignments, grades, and expectations from Mr. Clark when dealing with his teaching. He requires his students to "be as organized as possible", it is very important as a student to be on time when turning in assignments and completing them from levels of importance or approaching due dates(p.62). Just like all Mr. Clark's rules, this one applies to every person as well, adults "have to pay bills by a certain date"(p.56). I love how Mr. Clark made turning in homework into a game, all his students were motivated and committed to the success of the whole class. His students went "sixty-two days in a row" in which they all completed their homework(p.58). The classroom went "from 30 percent homework participation to 100 percent", all students approach homework differently when it's fun rather than it being harshly enforced(p.58). Even some of my pre-k students already love school and the work because of the fun environment in the class and the way my mentor teacher approaches her lesson plans. Now something that they do find difficult is " not asking for rewards" young children are so used to receiving rewards from their parents because they behave well or because they have accomplished something important; "In the real world, rewards aren't always given to people", the people that do something they love and enjoy will not expect rewards because their happiness is their reward(p.54). A student's reward is the knowledge obtained every single day and the ability to manipulate it to grow up and be successful. 

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