Essay On Class Reflection

I completed my observation hours at Lake Oconee Academy, a public charter school system located in Greensboro, Georgia. Lake Oconee Academy (LOA) has a current enrollment of 739 students, making LOA the largest school in Greene County. The classrooms I observed were second grade regular education classrooms. I observed both Mrs. Stanford and Mrs. Taylor on two different days. I noticed the students ranged from a few ethnicities Caucasian, African American, Hispanic and Native American. The gender ratio of the students was fairly even. Each class has twenty-two students.

This movie, The Classroom, which was very interesting to watch, discusses all that goes on in the school system, the good and the bad. But it also shows how things at home can affect the way the student acts during the school day. This movie definitely makes you look at students that act out differently, instead of punishing them maybe we should all look deeper into the issue and find a way for the student to thrive and use school as an outlet.

Based on my observation I noticed that the children were talked to in a respectful manner, they were asked various questions. York (2003) stated, “Children are naturally curios they base their ideas on appearance” (p, 28). The children freely explored their environment. The teacher were prepared and engaged with the children. The children were offered choices. The program was developmentally appropriate and encouraged human diversity. The areas were adequately arranged and were anti-bias. There was a great amount of diverse pictures in the classroom. The work of the children was different and you could tell that it was their creation.

In December of 2013, I was told that I was not considered for the full-time temporary faculty position in political science on South Campus by Dr. Sonia Nieves because I was not able to teach international relations even though I have graduate level coursework in international relations and Political Science degrees do not specify a focus. I later found out that, this requirement was false and inconsistent with Broward College’s Faculty Credentialing Manual and that Dr. Nieves hired an adjunct faculty member from another campus who had the same degree as me. This left me in the middle of December with no classes for the upcoming spring term despite my ability and record to fill my classes and outstanding reviews by students and supervisors. Dr. Neves also mentioned to me, on several occasions, that it was always a major scheduling “hassle” to be forced to find a downstairs classroom in order to accommodate my ADA needs.

When I observed this classroom I did notice some great things that the teacher was implementing into her lessons. The class size was small which probably helped the students a lot considering they wouldn’t be overwhelmed. The teacher talked in English the entire time. This is something that will help the students get used to when they transition out of the classroom. The teacher would also go over letters and sounds in the

I did not like the cubby hangers because it seemed to be very messy and some students are not very organized. Mrs. Henderson had two large tables on each side of the room and a smaller table in the middle and a teaching area in the center of the room. Mrs. Henderson had her desk in the back corner. She also had a carpeted area where her large variety of books were. She did not have a time out area but I thought it was unique that she had a water fountain in her classroom. Her classroom did not seem to have a theme like most over classrooms do. Mrs. Henderson dressed comfortable, however, it might have been because she was sick for the days I observed. The classroom had a white board, an older television in the corner, and a projector.

Few features must be considered to provide students with an excellent quality of lesson and school life. The most important fact is to create a welcoming and intellectually challenging learning environment. Building relationships and communicating with students and parents, creating

I think my classroom will provide the optimum learning experience because it will have the setup of an appropriate kindergarten classroom but it will always be lots of fun and the classroom will be full of color so the students will never get bored of it. My students will always have a voice to express any ideas and if they are logical enough I will consider them because my classroom is all about making my students comfortable. The children

This classroom was set up the same way as the other classroom but just was a little bigger than the other classroom. Each area was in sections. There was a dramatic play area, art area, reading area, math area, science area and circle time area. I think I like this room better because there was more room for the children to play and express themselves. This classroom had many of the children artworks hanging up and as well as classroom rules, safety rules. Overall the classroom environment in both of the classrooms I was in were amazing and I loved being a part of the class while

Writing is a very important part of everyday life whether it be at your job or taking college courses. Haven taken this class, I have learned where my writing is “slacking.” I have definitely learned what I should work on the improve my writing to help. Small grammatical errors are definitely one thing I struggle with and learned to improve. Research papers have always been a challenge for me. I have never done well with them but this class has helped so much with better understanding how they’re done. I also learned some new things that I have never heard of before in the writing world. I have taken so much from this class that I can use to greater my writing in future situations. Studying Law is definitely a major that will require further

I have enjoyed this class so much and have learned a lot as well. Many ideas, concepts, techniques have stood out to me. The first thing would be how I can still apply and develop the ability to write in preschool and kindergarten students. Many of the ideas and concepts can be simplified for younger students to begin to build a good foundations for writing. Writing Power and POW-TREE are great ways to get students excited about writing. They are also great ways to teach students about how to write and to write in an effective way.

The class had everything at eye level for children and the size for the furniture was appropriate for them. The furniture is secured to the wall and cabinets are childproof. Each child had a cubie, it had their name on it as well as each child’s picture. The areas in the classroom are set out into sections where the children loud and quite. For example the reading and computer are set to be where the children are quite and the dramatic area and play section is where the children can be loud. This layout is great because the way it is set out children who are reading won’t be disturbed. Also I noticed the schedule was up on the wall of what goes on every

One way in which I have put some of the material I have learned from this class into action is by the way I have advised my coworkers to deal with certain issues. As well as by sharing some of the federal employment laws that have been passed throughout the years. I would have not done this if it was not because of the material that I learned from the textbook, discussions, and online class lectures. My employer outsources our HR to another company so we do not really have anyone to guide us when it comes to HR issues. Most of the times they come to me concerning any HR questions. Before this class, I had basic knowledge of the employment laws and was not too confident in answering most questions. Now, I know these laws more in depth and can explain what each is, what it covers, etc.

What concepts, principles, or ideas that you have learned, do you think you will remember the most after you leave this class?

The classroom is organized so that the student’s stuff and the teacher’s stuff should not cross paths. The students keep their materials in their cubbies at one end of the room, their pencil boxes at their seats, and their book boxes on the floor. The teacher’s stuff is located on her desk, and the back table where small group stuff gets done. The classroom setting is definitely positive and interesting because it has a minion theme. Children in that age range love minions most of the time and