Reflection Paper On Classroom Observation

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My sixteen-hour observation was at Bradley Middle School. Bradley is located in the North East Independent School District. I was lucky to be able to observe Mona Hughes in September 2016. She not only teaches 8th grade history, she is the head of the history department. She has six classes that ranged from co-teach to Pre-AP. I was able to experience the classroom setting with a mixture of students.
It was an amazing experience getting to be a part of those classes. I got to observe her never using just one teaching method at a time, they were always paired up. There was always a visual with every lesson. Ms. Hughes would read things out loud to the class. She always stopped and clarified what the passage was saying by asking questions. The …show more content…

It’s a hard job that you have to be passionate about. I enjoyed my time in the classroom, being able to interact with the students. There was one girl in the class that struggled with doing her homework and classwork. I would stop by her desk to help her out and keep her on track. I did this with a few students but I saw that she was struggling to fit in at school. I always tell my daughter to smile at people at school. Sit with the kid who is sitting alone at lunch. You never know if your smile is the thing that made that day bearable for them. This girl made me feel like she needed that extra smile. She was never really friendly towards me, even refused my help. I didn’t back down. I stayed and helped her with a few problems. A few days later I was walking out of the HEB heading to my car. I see the girl from class walking with her mom. Her mom was ahead of her talking on her phone. The girl made eye contact with me and smiled. She waved like she was really excited to see me. I smiled at her and asked how she was doing. As soon as they passed me, I heard her telling her mom that she knew me from school. She sounded so genuinely happy to see me. Every time I doubt my abilities to be a teacher, I just have to think of her. Harmony is the reason I want to

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