Assignement 1 : Observation

Doing my observations in my field experience school, I have seen many amazing things that the teachers has done in her classroom. Her classroom is very diverse. She has a variety of different races and religious beliefs. Right off the bat, you can tell this group will have very different opinions about things they are learning. One day while in the classroom, I noticed a pattern in her daily assignment routines. When it is reading time, the children all must follow along and read out loud in unison. They follow along with a tape of the story being read to them correctly. I think this is a brilliant idea because not only does the child associate the word with the correct pronunciation but it gives them an equal chance to read aloud. No matter what type of story was being read whether it was fantasy, fiction, nonfiction or poems, the children were encouraged to express what they personally thought of the story. The teacher uses her knowledge and education to treat each of the children with love and respect. She treats them with equality yet acknowledges that they are different. She does this by making examples of how they can integrate their ideas. When it comes to gender, you can see no discrimination. Each child, no matter boy or girl, is given the attention they deserve. When the classroom begins to get unruly, the teacher does not exempt a child based on race, religion or gender. If the class is behaving in a bad manner, those who started it will get reprimanded. I also noticed that everyone does the same amount of work. No student is given special treatment because of race, gender or religion. She also uses a wide variety of materials. She finds a way to blend in all the types of learning so every child’s needs are met. For those who are visual learners, she shows pictures, gives textbooks, charts and visual aids. For those who are kinesthetic, she uses puzzles, arts and crafts and hands on activities. For those who are more auditory, she reads or has tapes of readings already made. Each child’s need is met in her classroom. If she only used one style, there would many students who would fall back because they need different direction. I like the way how she uses each of these learning styles to increases the education for everyone in her classroom. I can tell her students enjoy being there because she gives them all the attention they need. I have never once seen any of the students upset or fell neglected by her. The children are always excited to do the next subject because they know it’s always going to be something different. I feel honored to be able to observe this teacher. I hope that I can take what I have seen and in the future, bring it to my own classroom.