Lead Teacher Observation

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This observer arrived in the school age classroom as a group of children sat down for snack time with the lead teacher. The instructor guided the conversation towards Thanksgiving break, and requested that the students share anecdotes about their holiday traditions. The atmosphere in the classroom was relatively calm; there were only ten children present, and the noise level was low. The assistant teacher sat separated from the students to prepare a game for later in the afternoon. Other children arrived and started reading and doing homework, but some children immediately attempted to play, but the assistant teacher quickly reminded them of the daily routine. The assistant moved to sit with the students doing their homework to examine what they …show more content…

The lead teacher bemoaned the amount of paperwork that she was required to do, declaring: “I just want to play with the children, but I have to organize their files instead!” Large clusters of children remained unmonitored while the teachers congregated in the back of the classroom. A parent dropped off their child and attempted to alert the lead teacher, however, this went unnoticed by the teacher, who was struggling to lift a box of paperwork. The lead teacher’s back was facing the classroom as she began to catalog students’ portfolios. After several minutes, the lead teacher announced vaguely to the students that they should be either reading a book or doing homework before having a snack. A student ran entered the classroom and ran straight to the teacher to give her a hug. The teacher stood up and announced that the student was returning to the center because her mother finally got a new job after being unemployed for a long period of time. The lead teacher ventured from the table briefly to help a student sort out an argument and then proceeded back to the table to finish her

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