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Friday, October 21, 2011
Final Obervation Week Reflection! Week 5!
Let's make it a great one! Think from the inside of your heart.....
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Emily Casella
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This week I went to Mrs. Mundt’s class. It was kind of cool because all or three of my four cousins went to her class. Each day, I would take the students individually out into the hallway and read their books with them. It was pretty funny because a couple of the days all the kids I took out to the hallway had the same books. It was cool because I could do like a pretend assessment because I could see which kids really excelled at readings and were they needed help. I also saw some of the students had trouble with reading two constant beginning words like spot. They had trouble with the “sp” sounds. Then I also learned that I really should not teach first graders how to read because of my speaking r’s properly. I would say “Where” when they did not know what the words were. So when they said I could just here the wrong pronounced r. So if I were to teach the first grade I would have to make sure that I had an aid to help out. These were way better first graders than I had the first time. They were way more talkative and fun. One thing I did not like doing the same thing over and over each day. I need change in my daily schedule. I mean like some routines are alright, like having calendar then morning work. But I cannot deal with “we will do one page that relates to a topic at this exactly this time”. I need to like pull out groups and let the kids work on themselves on like morning works or something. I think that is just the Montessori part of me coming through. That is what I really learned in these five weeks. That public school falls into a routinely schedule at the Elementary level. But I also learned it does have to be that way. If I were the teacher I could do my own thing. But I learned a lot from Mrs. Mundt. She really ran her class nicely. The kids were under control but still had some freedom. We went to a hands washing demonstration. It was cool because I got to see how a public school Elementary did presentations like that. It was not really different, just on a bigger scale. They had to have all three or four first grades come in. It was pretty weird to see all those first graders at the same school. It never really felt real that they do have like four classes of just first grades. With all different teachers even! It was really quite foreign to tell you the truth. Public schools are very foreign to me. I could go on to another tangent about how I still will never understand my public school peers and I still deny and debate quite often of not being a public school kid. But do understand little kids private or public schooling I always understand little kids, always had, always will. That is what I learned these five weeks of different school. No matter where I go at the end of the day I will always cherish the moments I had with my little students, because little kids are some of “the best the human race has to offer” (Doctor Who). All teachers should know this. Mrs. Mundt and my others teachers I went to know this. These five weeks I learned so much that will help in the future. –Emily Casella
This week I had Mrs. Mulchay’s first grade class. They had a sub, Mrs. Mos, this week. The class was mainly focusing on counting in big numbers and on reading comprehension. Some of them struggled with some of the bigger numbers, but once you showed them once they were fine for the rest. I had one girl, Amani, who just really didn’t want to do anything. They would do a worksheet together as a class and she would just sit there, not do it, and then write some answer that had nothing to do with what we were doing. She wouldn’t turn in her morning work and would refuse to follow directions during class activities. When I saw that she was doing that, then I posted myself by her desk and made her do the work she was supposed to. I wasn’t mean, but stern and speaking with a softer voice. That seemed to work, but as soon as I would walk away she would do the same thing. I had to give her my undivided attention at times, but luckily Mrs. Mos was keeping a good eye on her, too, so I could help other students. I got to work with the advanced group, like I did in Mrs. Grant’s class. I can already tell that I love working with them. I don’t have to talk to them like they’re first graders, as much as I had to with everyone else. They pick up much faster and follow directions a lot better, too. It’s a lot of fun to help with the math portion of the learning. I can get more creative with it and play with how I teach it a lot more than I can with English. One little girl was struggling with her subtraction, so i played a game called “Hiding the Fingers.” I had her show me the amount of fingers we were subtracting from and then had her “hide” the amount we were taking away. She loved it and it worked. jasmine sleaford
This week I was in Mrs. Shores class. It was fun, I got to do a lot of work for her which was good because she was getting sick the first day I was there. I graded papers for her, I would help some of the students with their division. It was nice being able to help the teacher out. The kids were well behaved in her class which was good from some of the other classes I went to. There was a sub in there the next 3 days so I was in the class next door to Mrs. Shore's room. It was cool being able to be in 2 different 5th grade classes in a week because in Mrs. Shore's room the kids were calm and listened to her, but in the class next door the kids were somewhat out of control, so I asked the teacher if I would give the kids a warning on how it would be in high school, he said it was fine so I told them the teachers wouldn't take it and they would be in trouble. After that the kids really listened to the teacher and were more quiet after that. I graded tests for him, then he had me take down pictures in the hallway for him and he let 4 girls come out and help me and they were nice, they were scared to talk to me at first but after I started talking they were okay. I liked being able to work with older kids because you can somewhat talk to them like they can understand where you're coming from and they're not afraid to tell you the truth about something.
My final "trial week" of cadet teaching was a very hectic one. This week, I was scheduled to be with Mr. Lynch's class, but he had a sub on Monday. Tuesday I went to Mrs. Tokarski's class and just observed. On Wednsday and Thursday I was back in class with Mr. Lynch. Mr. Lynch was a very funny teacher who treated his students as if they were older than they really were. I observed these last two days I was in his class, but he guaranteed that he would have some things for me to do if I chose him for my permanent class.
This last week was my FAVORITE week. I loved Mrs. Heldt's first grade class. She has awesome ideas and great teaching tools that keep the students in check. Throughout the weeks I realized I probably didn't want to teach first grade classes because of the lack of attention and the neediness. Mrs. Heldt's room changed my opinion. The first day I walked in I was expected to be involved. It was awesome. I was either grading papers, helping with the calendar, or reading with the students. The kids even sang, made me a card, and gave me a treat for my birthday! It was so sweet! I felt something different in the classroom, unlike the rest of the classrooms I had been to. It gave me hope that I could discipline a first grade class just like Mrs. Heldt and her assistant. I really looked up to them. It was an amazing experience.
This last week of trials was one of my favorites. I had had a rough week because of volleyball and thinking of those kids wishing me luck just helped me move on. I didn't do much in the class, but I enjoyed the students and loved the teacher. She really made me feel important with the kids and I loved spending time with them. Its interesting to have to meet a new set of kids each week and I'm excited to know that I'll be spending five more weeks with any of my classes because I've liked them all so much.
This week i was in Mrs. Sobosinski's class. This was the most productive week i've had in the class room. I did alot. I did daily circle with them, i helped re-do math tests and listend to kids read and read to them. These kids were so sweet! They might actually have changed my opinion on kids. Mrs. Sobosinski was a great teacher! (: -Keri Kochvar
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This week I went to Mrs. Mundt’s class. It was kind of cool because all or three of my four cousins went to her class. Each day, I would take the students individually out into the hallway and read their books with them. It was pretty funny because a couple of the days all the kids I took out to the hallway had the same books. It was cool because I could do like a pretend assessment because I could see which kids really excelled at readings and were they needed help. I also saw some of the students had trouble with reading two constant beginning words like spot. They had trouble with the “sp” sounds. Then I also learned that I really should not teach first graders how to read because of my speaking r’s properly. I would say “Where” when they did not know what the words were. So when they said I could just here the wrong pronounced r. So if I were to teach the first grade I would have to make sure that I had an aid to help out. These were way better first graders than I had the first time. They were way more talkative and fun. One thing I did not like doing the same thing over and over each day. I need change in my daily schedule. I mean like some routines are alright, like having calendar then morning work. But I cannot deal with “we will do one page that relates to a topic at this exactly this time”. I need to like pull out groups and let the kids work on themselves on like morning works or something. I think that is just the Montessori part of me coming through. That is what I really learned in these five weeks. That public school falls into a routinely schedule at the Elementary level. But I also learned it does have to be that way. If I were the teacher I could do my own thing. But I learned a lot from Mrs. Mundt. She really ran her class nicely. The kids were under control but still had some freedom. We went to a hands washing demonstration. It was cool because I got to see how a public school Elementary did presentations like that. It was not really different, just on a bigger scale. They had to have all three or four first grades come in. It was pretty weird to see all those first graders at the same school. It never really felt real that they do have like four classes of just first grades. With all different teachers even! It was really quite foreign to tell you the truth. Public schools are very foreign to me. I could go on to another tangent about how I still will never understand my public school peers and I still deny and debate quite often of not being a public school kid. But do understand little kids private or public schooling I always understand little kids, always had, always will. That is what I learned these five weeks of different school. No matter where I go at the end of the day I will always cherish the moments I had with my little students, because little kids are some of “the best the human race has to offer” (Doctor Who). All teachers should know this. Mrs. Mundt and my others teachers I went to know this. These five weeks I learned so much that will help in the future. –Emily Casella
This week I had Mrs. Mulchay’s first grade class. They had a sub, Mrs. Mos, this week. The class was mainly focusing on counting in big numbers and on reading comprehension. Some of them struggled with some of the bigger numbers, but once you showed them once they were fine for the rest. I had one girl, Amani, who just really didn’t want to do anything. They would do a worksheet together as a class and she would just sit there, not do it, and then write some answer that had nothing to do with what we were doing. She wouldn’t turn in her morning work and would refuse to follow directions during class activities. When I saw that she was doing that, then I posted myself by her desk and made her do the work she was supposed to. I wasn’t mean, but stern and speaking with a softer voice. That seemed to work, but as soon as I would walk away she would do the same thing. I had to give her my undivided attention at times, but luckily Mrs. Mos was keeping a good eye on her, too, so I could help other students. I got to work with the advanced group, like I did in Mrs. Grant’s class. I can already tell that I love working with them. I don’t have to talk to them like they’re first graders, as much as I had to with everyone else. They pick up much faster and follow directions a lot better, too. It’s a lot of fun to help with the math portion of the learning. I can get more creative with it and play with how I teach it a lot more than I can with English. One little girl was struggling with her subtraction, so i played a game called “Hiding the Fingers.” I had her show me the amount of fingers we were subtracting from and then had her “hide” the amount we were taking away. She loved it and it worked.
jasmine sleaford
This week I was in Mrs. Shores class. It was fun, I got to do a lot of work for her which was good because she was getting sick the first day I was there. I graded papers for her, I would help some of the students with their division. It was nice being able to help the teacher out. The kids were well behaved in her class which was good from some of the other classes I went to. There was a sub in there the next 3 days so I was in the class next door to Mrs. Shore's room. It was cool being able to be in 2 different 5th grade classes in a week because in Mrs. Shore's room the kids were calm and listened to her, but in the class next door the kids were somewhat out of control, so I asked the teacher if I would give the kids a warning on how it would be in high school, he said it was fine so I told them the teachers wouldn't take it and they would be in trouble. After that the kids really listened to the teacher and were more quiet after that. I graded tests for him, then he had me take down pictures in the hallway for him and he let 4 girls come out and help me and they were nice, they were scared to talk to me at first but after I started talking they were okay. I liked being able to work with older kids because you can somewhat talk to them like they can understand where you're coming from and they're not afraid to tell you the truth about something.
My final "trial week" of cadet teaching was a very hectic one. This week, I was scheduled to be with Mr. Lynch's class, but he had a sub on Monday. Tuesday I went to Mrs. Tokarski's class and just observed. On Wednsday and Thursday I was back in class with Mr. Lynch. Mr. Lynch was a very funny teacher who treated his students as if they were older than they really were. I observed these last two days I was in his class, but he guaranteed that he would have some things for me to do if I chose him for my permanent class.
-Riley
This last week was my FAVORITE week. I loved Mrs. Heldt's first grade class. She has awesome ideas and great teaching tools that keep the students in check. Throughout the weeks I realized I probably didn't want to teach first grade classes because of the lack of attention and the neediness. Mrs. Heldt's room changed my opinion. The first day I walked in I was expected to be involved. It was awesome. I was either grading papers, helping with the calendar, or reading with the students. The kids even sang, made me a card, and gave me a treat for my birthday! It was so sweet! I felt something different in the classroom, unlike the rest of the classrooms I had been to. It gave me hope that I could discipline a first grade class just like Mrs. Heldt and her assistant. I really looked up to them. It was an amazing experience.
This last week of trials was one of my favorites. I had had a rough week because of volleyball and thinking of those kids wishing me luck just helped me move on. I didn't do much in the class, but I enjoyed the students and loved the teacher. She really made me feel important with the kids and I loved spending time with them. Its interesting to have to meet a new set of kids each week and I'm excited to know that I'll be spending five more weeks with any of my classes because I've liked them all so much.
--Cait.
This week i was in Mrs. Sobosinski's class. This was the most productive week i've had in the class room. I did alot. I did daily circle with them, i helped re-do math tests and listend to kids read and read to them. These kids were so sweet! They might actually have changed my opinion on kids. Mrs. Sobosinski was a great teacher! (:
-Keri Kochvar
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