Elementary Classroom Observation

The insight that I took away from my observations was that the teacher was extremely caring. She truly cares about each student’s learning ability; however, she is very tough on them when she feels they are giving less than what is expected and what they are capable of. One thing that surprised me during this observation is just how patient she was with her students. There would be times where the class would be talking and disruptive to her teachings, but she would stop what she was doing until she had everyone’s full attention. There was also an incident where Student A was being disruptive to the classroom, so Mrs. Harmon calmly told him to stop what he was doing or else he would not get an “Aggie” card. This made him question his behavior, and for the time bring, he stopped. However, when he did

I remember doing these as I was in elementary school, and I remember how much I enjoyed them. They are crucial in waking up the brain and implementing critical thinking of each individual student. The strategy that did not appeal to me the most would have to be when she lectures during classroom discussion. It was hard for me to listen to her, much less the students. It makes it hard for students to learn when everyone else is not paying attention Mrs. Harmon’s lesson. She used her calm but stern voice to gather their attention back to her, and when that did not work, she stopped talking and her teaching, and each student knew she was serious. I just feel that in my classroom, I would not tolerate students talking above me or as I am talking. I believe I will be stern when it comes to listening and learning. I honestly feel that my ways of teaching, though, will be very similar to Mrs. Harmon’s ways. I really loved sitting in and listening to how she interacts with each student, and how she reacts to certain unplanned situations. Each day was different, even though the classroom follows the same schedule each day, there is always new discussion and ideas