The Tribes Method!

In response to Mrs. Stevens' blog,

What is the Tribes method?

The Tribes method is a way for teachers to be able to have their students in a learning environment that they are comfortable in. The purpose of this method is to allow the students to feel comfortable with their learning, and show a healthy development of their skills and knowledge. Withing the Tribes method, there are four tribes agreements that the students will have to follow. These agreements include:

1. Attentive listening
2. Appreciation
3. Mutual respect
4. The right to pass

I feel that this method is great. Student's should be able to feel comfortable in their learning environment. This method allows the students to feel positive about their learning and it helps them be more successful when they are able to work at the rate that they need to, The aspect of having mutual respect for others helps each of the students feel positive when they are working with others, because they hopefully won't feel judged about anything they are discussing in class.

In my opinion, I believe that there is a possibility that the Tribes method might work in my site school classroom. The reason I think it might not work, is because I am with a group of second graders. Second grade is still working on their main focusing skills, and my students are a group of kids that just love to talk. They will work together, but I'm not quite sure they will all have mutual respect for each other while working on a group assignment. The Tribes method would work best with a set of older students like middle or high school. This method could work in our classroom, however, we aren't a big class. We all work together as a group anyways when it comes to group assignments, so it would be pretty interesting to see our class use this method.