9th Point Transformation of Self

The 9th Point to having an ideal learning place is to transform the self. This means that students change when they come to class. This can be seen in the films Mr Hollands Opus and Stand and Deliver. The students at first weren't interested in the class at all. Step by step the teachers created interest and self confidence that inspired the students to learn and thus changed their self perception.http://people.bath.ac.uk/edsajw/moira/Ling%20Yiwen.htm is a good website for developing self confidence in students. The teacher was teaching English in China and found the students were very low in self esteem. Gradually she improved their self esteem by getting them to make a speech in front of the class. Cultural issues have to be considered when they are used to learning in a certain way. is a website about multicultural education and how it can change ourselves by understanding different cultures.