FE Blog #2

Observations

I observed how the students reacted to the teacher this week. I saw that the students look up to her. Whenever they were being too talkative, or whenever they were getting a bit out of control, my teacher would always count and they would immediately settle down, as if they didn’t want to disappoint her in anyway. This shows me that in order to build a relationship with my students I need to make sure they know that I have their best interests at heart and I care about.

Learning Experiences

A learning experience that really stood out to me this week was win in one of my classes, a student was very interested in my ability to dance. So, he asked the teacher if he could show me how he does “the worm.” I was expecting a mediocre warm from the child but he got up and wowed me with a spectacular break dance moves. That taught me that sometimes my students will know more than I do, and I always have something to learn from them. And it was a pretty sick worm, might I add.

Reflection

Although I love my teachers connection with her students, I realize that the students don’t retain as much because her lessons usually involve a 15 or more minute video about the lesson that she’s trying to teach. Remembering what I’ve learned in teacher cadet, I know that children will not retain as much information because their minds start to wander the longer they sit down looking at a screen.

Stories to Share

I can’t disclose the name, but one of my English teacher’s daughter Is it one of my classes. I happen to mention her while I was introducing the role and the sweet child piped up and shouted, “That’s MY mom!!!!” One of the sweetest encounters I’ve had so far. And to make it even cuter she looks just like her mom, and is just as smart. I look forward to getting to know her as the month goes on.