My last visit was bitter sweet to say the least. The teacher I shadowed
was amazing and so appreciative of me being there and just wished I could have
stayed longer. Looking at the school and the fact that she taught in an open
classroom many would think as overwhelming but to her it was just another day.
Even though she had the occasional misbehaved kid she held it together and
still did a phenomenal job each and every day. Throughout my observations of
her classroom and the student’s gym class I learned a lot about the first grade
age group and the discipline you need to give and how you need to give it.
I hope that once I become a teacher after college that I can be as good
at my job each day in the same way the teacher I observed did. She was able to
embody so many positive characteristics that the children could all benefit from
and that it the kind of teacher I want to be. In addition, she never ignored
the kids that where harder to handle and keep focused but instead she kept them
engaged and taught everyone the same rules. Finally, she taught in a way that
was positive for everyone to learn and helped them slowly grow up and get out
of some of the little kid things that that age group comes with. My
observations were so helpful in the sense that they were able to show exactly
what kind of a teacher I want to be and helped me get closer to the age group I
hope to teach one day. Throughout this experience of all my observations I can
now step back and realize that this wasn’t just an assignment I had to complete
but it was something that genuinely taught me.
