What have I Learnt

I am so happy that I have completed my assignment on time, enabling me to go for a break at this freezing place, temperature today is minus 17C!!!
What have I learnt from Med858?
I have learnt that the various aspects of student's outcome is a function of the enviroment that they are placed in. And in that environment the teacher as well as the other learners play a crucial role. The teacher is in a position to vary and control the outcome through the environment that she/he creates. The environment in this case could be the personality of the teacher, the mode of instruction, the resources used, the venue and a whole host of other factors. I have always knew that teachers have the power to control the pupil's outcome as seen by certain teachers producing commendable results year after year with batches of pupils, some of whom were deemed beyond hope. However, I did not know that there is a term for it, called Learning Environment, and that for decades others have researched on its effects on pupils' outcomes. Through this course I will now make a conscious effort to create the preferred environment for my classes and in the process, hopefully acquire the expected outcome. I have also been exposed to the variuos possible learning environment through the review of literature done. I am now more confident of creating an ideal environment for my class.
Yeah, tomorrow I am going skiing....