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The most important thing I have learned this semester during my fieldwork is to pay attention to every student. Each one has something special to add to the classroom, even thought it may be hard to see at times. Not only that but each student is merely a child and is learning how to function as a human being, being a child is hard and each one is at a different level in life. It is very important to me as a teacher to make sure I help each student feel special. I can't even begin to express how important teachers have been in my life. I got married this September and even invited some of my past teachers to my wedding, they made that big of a difference in my life.
One of my siblings also suffer from severe ADHD and some of the teachers he had as a child have impacted his entire life for good. Other teachers however have negatively impacted him in the worst way. One teacher even sent a note home saying that if my parents didn't medicate him they wouldn't teach him. I think a teacher can make a huge impact in a child's life. To be a teacher is more than to just teach the curriculum. In some cases a teacher spends more time with a child than their parents can each day. It is up to a teacher to be a role model in the student's lives, to be a teacher, a mediator, and most importantly a friend. To think that my sibling had no friends but because his teacher befriended him and spent the necessary time to make him feel special, it literally saved his life. I think the most important thing a teacher can do is be more than a teacher, but be a friend. Thanks to this fieldwork observation I have a better understanding of how to relate to students in the third grade. :)
Friday, November 16, 2012
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
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In Mrs. Kendall's class she seems to have pretty darn good control of her students, the only form of discipline I have seen her use is by moving a student to prevent further interruption or sending them to another table (away from the other desks). She watches her students closely, they know the rules and she explains them very clearly. If they are off task or fail to listen to her they are moved. No argument, they respect her as a teacher and an authority figure so she doesn't have any trouble. The school and all the classrooms have a few basic rules; keep hands/feet/and other objects to yourself, don't talk when the teacher is talking, be in your seat when you are supposed to, and a few other things. In various classrooms I have seen teachers distribute stickers for every good deed a student does, for example, being quiet when the rest of the class is being noisy. Or being in your seat when the bell rings.
Mrs. Kendall also uses signs for her students to follow as far as procedures. If he students are being too noisy and she needs to talk to them or get them to listen she raises her hand and waits for all of the students to follow. They usually do so very quickly. Once everyone is quiet she proceeds. She also has a very specific lesson plan and schedule. She follows this the most. If things happen such as a fire drill, etc. then she changes the schedule and adapts.
In Mrs. Kendall's class she seems to have pretty darn good control of her students, the only form of discipline I have seen her use is by moving a student to prevent further interruption or sending them to another table (away from the other desks). She watches her students closely, they know the rules and she explains them very clearly. If they are off task or fail to listen to her they are moved. No argument, they respect her as a teacher and an authority figure so she doesn't have any trouble. The school and all the classrooms have a few basic rules; keep hands/feet/and other objects to yourself, don't talk when the teacher is talking, be in your seat when you are supposed to, and a few other things. In various classrooms I have seen teachers distribute stickers for every good deed a student does, for example, being quiet when the rest of the class is being noisy. Or being in your seat when the bell rings.
Mrs. Kendall also uses signs for her students to follow as far as procedures. If he students are being too noisy and she needs to talk to them or get them to listen she raises her hand and waits for all of the students to follow. They usually do so very quickly. Once everyone is quiet she proceeds. She also has a very specific lesson plan and schedule. She follows this the most. If things happen such as a fire drill, etc. then she changes the schedule and adapts.
Friday, November 2, 2012
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The instructor I have been observing, Mrs. Kendall actively engages the students in her classroom by having them participate. I have noticed when she does group discussions she calls specifically on students at random so if they get distracted they are immediately pulled back into the conversation. She also asks for volunteers to participate in lectures and help answer questions. Another thing I have noticed Mrs. Kendall do in her class is that she has students assigned little jobs around the classroom that they are supposed to do before the end of the day such as wipe off desks or put papers from cubbies in the basket or even help other students finish assignments.
I find these techniques effective in the classroom. I see that the kids enjoy doing most of these activities and it makes them feel smart and special to participate in class. That the teacher has a job "just for them." As her class is fourth graders sometimes they seem to struggle with paying attention and not getting distracted by each other, by having them participate in discussion by calling on them at random they naturally ask themselves the questions she asks in order to be ready to answer. This keeps them actively engaged throughout class.
The instructor I have been observing, Mrs. Kendall actively engages the students in her classroom by having them participate. I have noticed when she does group discussions she calls specifically on students at random so if they get distracted they are immediately pulled back into the conversation. She also asks for volunteers to participate in lectures and help answer questions. Another thing I have noticed Mrs. Kendall do in her class is that she has students assigned little jobs around the classroom that they are supposed to do before the end of the day such as wipe off desks or put papers from cubbies in the basket or even help other students finish assignments.
I find these techniques effective in the classroom. I see that the kids enjoy doing most of these activities and it makes them feel smart and special to participate in class. That the teacher has a job "just for them." As her class is fourth graders sometimes they seem to struggle with paying attention and not getting distracted by each other, by having them participate in discussion by calling on them at random they naturally ask themselves the questions she asks in order to be ready to answer. This keeps them actively engaged throughout class.
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