My MEL experience

• Student/teacher relationship: I have had good relationships with teachers who show a sense of humor and show that they are not always nagging students about schoolwork. Teachers I have struggled in classes with, tend to not have a sense of humor and assign a lot of work.
• Hands-On: I am always interested in seeing how things function and work. I am not sure how much knowledge I gain from doing such tasks. Science classes I never really enjoyed because a lot of the work was hands-on in a lab.
• Learning Styles: I have not had many classes where the teacher seemed to by trying to integrate different learning styles into their lesson plan. I have had classes where the teacher stands at the front and lectures the entire time.
• Autonomy: When doing certain group projects I have enjoyed having the opportunities to brainstorm ideas and create the topic in which we will do our project on.
• Connections: It is always beneficial for me in my math classes when teachers connect different ideas and topics that we learned from other classes. Even hearing names of mathematicians who have worked in the math being studied, helps me make stronger connections in my head with the material.
• Interest: When having a teacher relate material to any of my interests always makes it easier to listen and learn. I always enjoyed teachers who used examples with sports that related to material learned in class.