Bridgett Ellis

EDUC 1500

Observation 3

At this time of my observation, I have completed the 15 hours. As I stated, Franklin Middle School is where I do my observation hours. Franklin is a 6-8 grade public school. I’m located it the 6th-grade math class. The reason I choose that area is because when was a student I enjoy math, especially middle school mathematics. In the Observation hours, I get to see how the classrooms are run and learn from the teachers.

The teacher of the math class really tries the relate to her students and make the class more stimulating than a typical math class. A moment that stood out was when one of the students was making noise, moving about and being disturbed during the silent work time. The teacher asks the student to come seat by her. Then, she started a conversation with the student asking him how his day was going, about his class and etc… As they were talking the student was doing his work. That moment stood out to me because the teacher didn’t push the student to the side by telling him to be quite. She interacted with the student and got him to refocus.

Another moment that resonated with me was a discussion I had with the teacher. We were talking about teaching and how to keep that same enthusiasm coming to this profession. She said, “The passion just redirect itself and the moment you start looking at this as just a job instead of a career, is the moment you lose that passion.” I believe that is true because people usually enter teaching for the money, they choose this profession to educate young minds.

As a student, I personally never agree with the standardized testing. I think that student shouldn’t be judged on the way they test because everyone test differently. When the student is testing in class they are allowed to have their notebook and a pencil. Something that is missing to the communication. Group test can be a helpful learning experience. Some students may not work well alone and I think it working in a group is a good way to share ideas with each other.