April 24, 2015 Journal Entry #8

Journal Entry 8

What is the most important thing you have learned from the field work observation? Why?

          

             The most important thing I learned during my field work. I think was a lot of classroom management and how to work with student on an individual level. Mrs. Nuttall was really good at taking time to explain to me her rule and how she managed her classroom. She had her classroom organized in a way that went well with her schedule so that kids were not just all over the classroom all the time, because she had a huge classroom. I would have never thought about the layout of the classroom to help classroom management. I noticed and she taught me that a huge part of classroom management, is individualized student management. There were a couple kids in each class who had a harder time staying on task, or would get angry fast, or try to get their friends off task. Mrs Nuttall would take them aside each morning, in a not noticeable way and talk to them about the schedule for the day and what she expected and she would give them encouragement. This really helped these students because they knew her expectations and they felt that she cared. By doing this the whole class ran smoother. 

                There was no empty time, their schedule was regular for the most part, besides assemblies and stuff, so that the students had a routine and they knew how to go about the day. I also learned nothing slides when it comes to students. It you let one little thine slide, one time they will try again, or you will become to relaxed with your class and loose the respect of the students.
             The last thing I learned that is the biggest to me, is you are not the students friend, you are their teacher. A teach can care and love their students, but they are not there to play with them. They are there to teach. The students need to know this and the teacher needs to keep this rule.