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Chapter four talks about how to create a classroom “culture” of success. Teachers have the ability to control the environment and if they create negative experiences for the students, some may become convinced that the school offers nothing worthwhile. The broad message I got from this chapter was to show that you believe in your students and their ability to achieve. As educators, we can start providing students with the steps to a greater sense of self- efficacy by first believing in them. Push the students to work harder and encourage them to improve on their work. By doing this, you show the students that you care about them, and want them to do well. In my first three weeks of placement, I found that my mentor teacher was able to create this “classroom of success” fairly easily. She made it clear that she wanted every student to achieve in health class and always showed how she cared about each individual. From this, I noticed that students wanted to be in the classroom and were excited to learn.