SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL ATMOSPHERE IN THE CLASSROOM

Abstract

Favorable working environment is an important condition for the success of any group. Emotional environment represents the foundation or the bases of a working environment. Teacher has a role of an authority in a classroom, and he is the one who makes decisions. He is the leader of the class. The manner of leading and directing the activities of the class will depend on teachers’ personality and his ability and the manner in which he uses that authority. This will directly reflect upon the outcome and the results of the work and the process of learning, but it will also reflect upon the behavior of the student. We have three forms of the leadership in the classroom: autocratic, democratic and giving the full freedom to the students. The use of only one of these methods of teaching whether it be democratic, autocratic or the method giving the full freedom to students does not promise ideal results of studding nor a favorable environment in the class. However, the good combination of these three methods can give results beyond our expectations. Still, the role of the teacher is essential for he is the one who decides and works out the measure in which authority, weather democratic or autocratic, is used. The whole of teaching and learning process depends on his skill, capability, charisma and positive energy that he spreads around. Positive environment is in the classroom is marked by the high expectations that teacher has from his students and by his ability to direct students towards learning. The teachers job is to motivate encourage students and to show them that he has a faith in their success. A good teacher spends more time in solving the problems and tasks, preparing for the class and on preparing students for the class and lesser time he spends on establishing discipline. Positive environment is the result of teachers focus on educational tasks and knowledge, not only on grades, praises and prizes that are, by the way, only formal methods of the evaluation of knowledge. Good environment in the classroom develops interest and motivation for work in student