My Reflection Of My Experience In The Classroom

This movie, The Classroom, which was very interesting to watch, discusses all that goes on in the school system, the good and the bad. But it also shows how things at home can affect the way the student acts during the school day. This movie definitely makes you look at students that act out differently, instead of punishing them maybe we should all look deeper into the issue and find a way for the student to thrive and use school as an outlet.

Over the past fourteen weeks, my class and I have put in approximately twenty eight hours throughout twenty four classes in the fall semester of 2017.

I was given permission to conduct my child study project in PAP community Foundation (Bukit Batok East Education Centre) by Miss Denise Lim, principal of the centre. The teacher present at all my observation sessions was Miss Moriah. All the observation sessions were conducted in a classroom setting in the Hibiscus room. The first two observation sessions were at least an hour long with 15-20 minutes of frontal teaching and another 40 to 45 minutes of classwork in their group tables. The last session was carried out in the same setting but at a different timing with half an hour of snack time and half an hour of emotional awareness session. The frontal teaching part was carried out with the students seated in their groups on the floor facing the teacher and the whiteboard. Students were assigned to carry out their classwork at three different group coloured tables namely, red, yellow and blue.

All children are unique, and as a teacher, I must learn how to meet my students’ individual, unique needs. While this class taught about the many different exceptional challenges that students may face, it is important to remember that students are unique and should be viewed and evaluated according to their unique and individual needs. Learning about the many different learning challenges that students may face helped to equip me with the knowledge I need to teach my students effectively. Teaching is all about the student and what they need to be successful. Therefore my teaching must be child-centered and directed.

I have learned many things over the past five weeks of this course. I have learned that when you become a teacher you must accept everyone and their differences no matter what. These are the people who will soon shape and lead our nation. As a teacher one thing you say could ruin your reputation as a teacher. During my observations I realized how diverse a classroom really is. Just spending the fifteen hours in a classroom and observing has really helped me in looking deeper into everything and how things run in school. I also have learned that there are many ways you can figure out “tips and tricks” to dealing with difficult situations. The things about being a teacher and working in a certain environment can really give you more knowledge than working in most places. As a teacher your job is supposed to be teaching your students, but more times than not you will be the one learning. Kids can teach us to open our eyes to diversity because they are not born with hatred or bad thoughts about others. They learn those things from the environment and people around them. Seeing how young children react with each other we can learn a lot from them and if we just look at their views more than our own we can learn how to become better human beings. Overall, this course has taught me a lot about the people I come into contact with every day and how my actions may or may not affect them.

Out of my three years in high school, this class has been the most memorable and noteworthy. This class as a whole has been an excellent learning experience for many different aspects of my scholarly self. Attendance wise I missed at the most 1 class a month. All of my absences were unavoidable, and whenever I missed a class I prepared for the content I missed. Whenever I missed a day I had no shortage of assistance from my fellow scholars, and when applicable I contacted and made arrangements with Mr.Bailey. In the grand scheme of things the time I missed had minimal impact to my education as I had a safety-net of peer feedback. Preparation-wise I never came to class missing key items and I frequently assisted others whenever I noticed a fellow scholar in need of support. I meet a majority of the goals I set for myself this year in regards to my participation. I began the year with a keen interest in the smaller group, and I slowly pushed myself into the larger group. My initial interest in smaller groups was my ability to lead a conversation and understand group dynamics. This understanding of small group dynamics subtly showed itself to the larger group. I’m a very introverted person in general so when I began making excursions into the larger group my moves were small and simple. Most of participation mid-way through the year was low-risk and infrequent. As the year progressed I started offering my opinion and understandings to group as a whole; however, I still could

During my observations hours for Exceptional Learners course I observed two 4th grade classes that had special education students placed in a general education class room setting. I also observed the Inclusion teacher pull out SPED students and teach in a resource room conduction content mastery. My observations were mainly based on the SPED student but I interacted with all the students in the classroom. During this time I observed great interaction with students from the SPED teacher MRS.R while the other teacher exhibited different teaching styles and disciplinary styles that may or may have been effective to these students. Over all my observation went well and the school in general does a good job teaching all the students who attend.

Teaching is not just a job that I perform because I expect a reward at the end of each month; it is my passion and I feel extremely satisfied with every successful lesson. I like to help the society, and teaching gives me a great opportunity to do so. I am passionate about educating my students, so I work with them and motivate them to lead them to find inspiration in learning. I use different strategies to engage them and share with them the knowledge.

Below I have listed a little about our class set up, but I wanted to address your specific concerns first. Quincy and I spoke a couple of times over the week in regards to his grade, tests, and the difference in explaining his work versus showing his work. He took the test online and had a scratch paper to show his work. I require students to show their work for all problems so after he finished the test he went back and began the process of explaining his work. We talked about how showing his work as he goes might allow him to recheck his work prior to submitting it. His explanations were great they helped him identify errors after the fact. Your email spoke directly about a question where he missed a negative sign, the question was about understanding integers and using integers to represent situations. The question did have two parts and I believe he earned partial credit.

Question 1 How do you make work meaningful? What motivators are you using? Examine classroom climate. What would you change to make it better?

As I walked into an American classroom for the first time I was amazed. There were bright posters everywhere. A snack station, napping area, and play station. Right in the middle, there was a huge round rug with words that were foreign to me. It looked more like a huge play area rather than a classroom. I was nervous yet excited. When I entered my classroom, my dad said: “Sub Kuch say, Hoga,” (everything will be fine) in Urdu. I didn't have a wide variety of vocabulary in Urdu either, but those four words made me feel safe. As my dad was about to leave me, I began to get a jittery feeling. Class finally started. “A is for Apple, B is for Boy.” As a 4-year-old with no concept of English those words were foreign to me. Not understanding what my teacher or anyone around me was saying frightened me. After being confused and having no idea of what was going on this lady walked into the room with a smile that brightened my day. She started to speak to me in Urdu, and I didn’t feel scared anymore. I had someone who would understand me, and I could understand her.

During my years in elementary school, there was time where I was yanked from my other classmates for different types of ridiculous reading comprehension quizzes, passionate passages, and whimsical word recognition test in order to compare my results with those of my age. Those who would pull me out would stick me into a closet sized room and command me to wait for further instructions. To this very day, I can still see the tiny, cramped room with cluttered supply boxes and a dark turquoise, round, semi-circle table standing in the smack center of it. The room would contently smell of sharpened pencil graphite mixed with the stench of newly printed library books and paper cut stings. Although I was never one to read as a child, I have always enjoyed that aged, musty scent, heavily breathing in the intoxicating aroma for my own pleasure. Posters hung from the white, concrete walls with motivational quotes and phrases, such as the phrase “Carpe Diem,” one in which my six-year-old brain couldn’t comprehend at the time. Yet, they were so colorful and eye-catching that I would never actually read the posters themselves, just in awe and amazement. The room was that of a second home to me, a familiar place, once I was done with my tests. However, it was when someone entered that I dreaded ever being there in the first place.

Teaching can be a challenge, you never know what to expect and each classroom will be unique. However, you will always have to be prepare for teaching in a situation you may not be comfertable with. Educating students and practicing proper knowledge on subjects such as race, class, gender, sexual orientation and disability are vital in creating a safe and respectful classroom for all. School is often looked upon as a place of security for students and it is our job as teachers to help maintain that status.

As part of the district’s goal to increase student engagement in the classroom, teachers are asked prioritize relationships when handling discipline rather than to use solely punitive measures. To support this initiative, the district has called upon Dr. JoAnn Freiberg from the State Department of Education. For the past two years, Dr. Freiberg has provided training to all administrators and any new teacher entering the district. The idea is to create the capacity amongst staff to use strategies that will allow students to recognize their wrongdoing and think about what they can do differently in future situations. This notion requires a shift in mindset away from simply punishing students every infraction.

To other people, playing piano seems normal and ordinary. I used to think it was a hassle and time-consuming, and I have gone to the point where I wanted to quit so many times. However, the responsibility of being the church pianist fell into my lap, and I realized that I needed to be independent. Before, I would rely on my piano teachers to tell me what to play. I only ever played at home, never for a huge crowd. No one, except my family and my teachers, had heard me play before. When I lived in New Hampshire and the previous church pianist left for college, I realized that it was my turn to take her place. I felt that I needed to be independent in order to prove to myself what I was capable of achieving in my abilities as a pianist.