Classroom Bulletin Boards

A talking wall is a place where a community shares information.

This is a photo of a class bulletin board in our school. This place shown in the picture is an ordinary classroom bulletin board and the community is a group of students.  The information is a balance of the nitty-gritty details of events for that particular class mixed with the philosophy and goals for that classroom and the school.  As you look at the photo think about the class bulletin boards in your school. Almost every class bulletin board is different.  They may include some of the same items or types of things.  But like classrooms, each bulletin board has its own sort of personality. You will see that there is a great variety of styles and "personalities" among these "talking walls."  Very often the "talking walls" reflect the personality and the values of the community which uses them.
 

Questions to think about:
1.How would the "talking wall" used by a high school classroom be different from these?
2.What about the bulletin board "talking walls" in an elementary classroom?
3.Why are they different?
4.OTHER than language, how might bulletin board "talking walls" be different in another country?
5.Do you think that classrooms in all countries have "talking walls?"
 

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Note: This is a student Web page.  Opinions expressed on this page shall not be attributed to the Cape Elizabeth School Department. If you have questions about this page, please email Ms Parker:  talkingwalls@cape.k12.me.us