I woke up early that morning excited about going to a middle school. This was my first orientation and first time back at a middle school since...well 10 years. The orientation was about getting to know about the school itself. Me and my classmates had a tour and a talk about the do's and don'ts in the school. The talk was basically about not revealing any names of the school, teachers, or students name. My instructor also added some input and told us not to hug any of the students. We were also told to do timesheets, a blog (including this one), field notes, and nametags (I.D. Badges), and background information check (of course). Our teacher also told the principal and asst.principal that we can be assigned work from teachers. None of the teachers i visited have requested me to do work yet (lucky me!).
The second day i went which was the day i observed i mainly took notes. This was very boring for both of the two classes i observed. I went to a Algebra I class first that was filled with eighth graders. As i walked in they all looked very curious, but that was about it. None of the students came up to me to introduce themselves. The only person that was generous enough was the teacher so very sweet. Some students managed to smile and some just stared. Not the response i was really looking for from eighth graders. I could've introduced myself, but the teacher mentioned nothing of that to me. I was waiting but nothing she just went right in to teaching the class. She used the smartboard for instructing her math lessons. They did most of their math exercises on this smartboard they had. She had warm up exercises for them to start on in the beginning of the class. When they finished she had the notes for the rest of the class period. I was there for about 90 minutes in the class observing the teacher and the students. I watched as some were talking, cutting up, gossiping, passing notes or just flat out not paying attention. She must've called on about two or three students in the class because of this behavior. I heard a few warnings like this is the last time i am going to say it or sweetheart you need to pay attention. Even the ones she called on more than once, she never mentioned anything about a write-up.
The second class i went to was very rambunctious than the eighth graders. I visited the sixth graders just to see what they were like. I loved the attention i received from the sixth graders they are so sweet. As soon as they saw me they asked who i was and introduced themselves to me. They were very friendly and inviting. I decided that i was going to introduce myself to them and tell them why i was there. I felt very welcomed to the classroom which is a good way to feel in a school. When i sat down that is when they went back to doing what they would normally do. They did a warm-up exercise and then the teacher mentioned a movie they could watch in class. As i observed some i noticed one girl was hyper, she couldn't stay still for nothing. Then i noticed another girl upset because someone kept spreading a rumor about her. I also noticed a greater deal of talking among the sixth graders. Then i noticed this boy and girl getting into an argument about something. Alot of discipline problems is what i noticed or disciplining the children at school period. Disciplining is a must in a school classroom to keep things running smoothly. I would have to say that this district does not have enough of it. Other than that i enjoyed the sixth graders.
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