Reflection On Host Teacher

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After observing my host teacher (ms. Farinacci) for 6(+) hours, i 've came to the conclusion on what their education philosophy is. Figuring out their education philosophy wasn 't hard- but not necessary easy either. you began to notice that most teacher can fall between multiple philosophies, however, easy to see the ones they clearly don 't identify with. After not only observing my host teacher but having her as a teacher several times throughout the past two years, it 's clear that she has a student-centered philosophy. The focus is shared between the teacher and the students with more hands on group work, rather than the teacher doing all the talking/explaining. Group work is encouraged, and students learn to collaborate and communicate …show more content…

As a multiple eclectic teacher (Child Development, foods classes, teen life, interior design ,etc) in classes that pose more social/real life problems, this partially falls true in her case with the curriculum in a sense that she 's teaching real world problem-solving. Vs standard core classes. The relationship between Ms. Farinacci and her students is positive. All the students feel comfortable around her- I think her younger age plays a role because the students feel a sense of relatability with her. I know from first hand experience, that shes a personable teacher, you don 't feel intimidated or scared to ask questions but rather a welcoming feeling. Since its student-centered class, the students also feel as an equal to her vs. the teacher giving an authority like lettuce class and I think that 's important because that helps to build connects with students. I think as a future teacher, it 's great to see how the relationships progress. However, because it 's a student-centered class, the students have a lot of freedom. I think some students began to abuse that power, in terms of not being as productive, and not listening well because they view her as more a friend then a teacher. It concerns me because even though it 's a fun elective class, students aren 't taking the class as serious as compared to a core

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