Just looking around the room, you know this environment is all about learning. Books are displayed everywhere, encouraging everyone to read at their own level. A fountain provides a soothing sound of running water to calm the frenzied pace of the world outside. Decorations brighten the room. Best of all, student work is displayed beautifully, giving credit to the creative efforts of young minds.
Aesthetics are important.
The classroom resembles a library. High quality fiction and nonfiction are everywhere. Colorful cranes are strung across the ceiling. Having an enriched environment that promotes learning as an exciting endeavor has to have a positive effect on the students in this room. My purpose as a teacher is to help my students use their minds well.