Classroom culture promotes academic resiliency

When we hear the words “classroom management,” certain things come to mind: room arrangement, routines, procedures, reinforcement systems. Rarely do we associate resiliency with classroom management, but the two go hand-in-hand. Classroom culture results from the combination of educational philosophy and the ability to manage the classroom. Classroom culture directly affects the teacher’s ability to develop resiliency in students.

Resilient students succeed in spite of adverse conditions. These students tend to be optimistic and aren’t easily discouraged by failure when they begin to learn a new skill. In fact, they seem to understand intuitively that the process of learning requires a certain degree of failure before mastering a new skill. In addition, they tend to have positive self-esteem, a thick skin, and a sense of humor. These are not necessarily attributes that one can teach as much as they are personality traits, but resiliency can be developed in the right environment.

Resiliency is defined in two ways: