During my observations, I noticed a humanistic existence when the teacher gives options to students. This theory suggests that students will learn what they need and want and, as I mentioned previously for Darian, learning happens at one's seat during one's time rather than on the mat while reading or group work. As for existentialism, this is perceptible in the classroom when students exercise their freedom of choice. Usually, Ms. Diaz gives her students choices, such as writing about what we read or drawing about what we read, giving students a sense of independence and partnership when it comes to their education. Students typically start their day by setting daily goals in class, which again allows them to make choices. Behaviorism is another theory I explore in this class because Ms. Diaz is very intuitive, she makes many changes, and is not afraid to modify her lesson plan or activities when they seem to be failing or lacking. One observation about this that I noted is that during the week of Halloween, Ms. Diaz asked Ms. Warm to read the students a book about Halloween, as Ms. Warm began to read, the students became very talkative and distracted . Ms. Diaz quickly realized that the book was not age-appropriate and therefore, instead of being enjoyable, it was confusing and