My Observation At A Public Middle School

I observed a sixth grade classroom (eleven to twelve years of age) at a middle school in Ringgold, Georgia. The classroom seemed to be fairly even in regards to how many children of each sex were in the classroom. The majority of the students were white with a few african american and hispanic children among the mix. The sixth grade classes did not have enough employees to only teach one subject therefore, the teacher that I observed taught language arts and mathematics. The first thing you notice when you walk into the classroom is the mathematical shapes all along the upper wall like a wallpaper border. These shapes were projects from her students in the years before. The next thing that you’ll notice is the way the desks were set up. They were set up in three separate groups. One group of around twelve desks faced the

Intro/Central Theme: Students in urban schools often lead hectic and complex lives outside of school, as do county and country students but in a different way. So, it is not a surprise that students are bored out the tit by their classwork, especially for the poor kids that get stuck learning grade school level grammar in remedial, low-performing, basic or whatever demeaning name educators hypothesize will make students feel less stupid, even though students are never too stupid to realize that they have been put on hold in the lowest available class, because the school system has decided that they cannot handle appropriately gauged schoolwork, and they eventually grow to accept such treatment as normal. A lack of faith is not what such

To set the demographics, Lacy Elementary School is a 60-year-old neighborhood school. Originally built to accommodate 500 students, the school is now over capacity, reaching a high enrollment of 650 students. Located in an urban school district, a majority of the students qualify for the federal breakfast and lunch program. The district has recently experienced a new rezoning, and in result there are buses now bringing 200 students from the surrounding neighborhoods to the school. Lacy Elementary opens its’ doors at 7:30 a.m., although school doesn’t begin until 8:30 a.m. Teachers are not required to report to school until 15 minutes prior to school beginning, however, teacher assistants or paraprofessionals are paid a stipend to supervise students before and after school. Although they have this opportunity, there are only two individuals who have chosen to supervise in the breakfast program. To provide additional assistance, PTA volunteers and administration are currently helping supervise when able.

I’ve had teachers who teach their classes exactly how the school of board wants them to teach the class.There are positive and negatives to the way classes are being taught; some students aren 't on the same learning levels as others. Now students feel left behind and unsure on what they should do. Instead of teachers going by the rule book, they should think outside the box and find new ways that will make class interesting for students. If teachers communicate better with students there is a high chance that student will be comfortable to ask for help when it is needed. Usually students hate going to school because of same routine going on everyday. If teachers can

Every month the spring side community leaders inspect every house in springside, and decide which house is worthy of the yard of the month title.This is a friendly even competition between the springside community, but it hasn't been so even for the last three months. When you turn the corner onto crestknoll way you see a house with a blue mailbox and matching blue flower pots near a big rock in the yard, this house, house 2401 has won the yard of the month award for the last three month. In this story I will be talking with the people behind this yard of the month streak. I will also tell some of the tricks that house number 2401 uses. The target audience for this video would definitely be anyone interested in winning yard of the month in the springside community, and anyone who would be interested in keeping their

In conclusion, observing in Lewis E. Wadsworth elementary school with Mrs. Poland was an amazing experience. As I said in the beginning it was my childhood dream come true. I have always wanted to work with children who struggle in academics and everyday life. It has always been a passion thriving inside of me. I have already made plans to continue volunteering with Mrs. Poland and Mrs. Byrne’s. Mrs. Byrne is the EBD teacher. I was able to meet her in person today Friday September 11th. She has such a heart for these children as well. I would like to add she has incorporated many calming techniques in her classroom to help keep the children relaxed and comfortable. She was explaining to me how she first started off a few years back

As we drove up to Grand Island Senior High School, I could not believe my eyes at the size of the school. The towering, brown building towered over the surrounding area and seemed to only get bigger as we entered the doors. When I entered the milling commons the wide array of races danced through my vision as I heard the chattering of several different languages all around me. After talking to Mr. Hester I was relieved to hear that we would have a guide to navigating the maze of hallways. Once I was shown my first classroom, I meet Mrs. Kurz who was teaching a freshmen English class, and she was kind enough to walk me to my second classroom with Mrs. Kier and her sophomore theater class. While we were walking Mrs. Kurz informed me that during

When I went to my practicum I went to a kindergarten classroom and a preschool classroom. Both classes were very different in many ways. In the kindergarten setting I saw around twenty students. These students were mostly Caucasian and were all the same age. Some students were already at a second grade reading level while

In “Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work “ Jean Ayon states after supervising and monitoring personally 5 elementary schools. She comes to a conclusion that there are 4 kinds of schools in America and those are 1. Working class schools, 2. Middle-class schools, 3. Affluent professional schools, and 4. Executive elite schools. Anyon states that all classifications of schools are determined by your family’s social economic standpoint. Anyon claiming education pretty much stretches as far as the community will let it, and that most of the time children turn out to be in the same boat as their parents, or sometimes there are different circumstances and outliers. Like in any theory, prediction, or judgment there is always that chance or

Middle school is seen as the hardest time in a teenager’s life due to bullying, changing bodies, and constant need to fit in. Instead of trying to find themselves and be their own person, they strip themselves of their individuality and strive to fit in. Although I repressed many of my middle school memories, I will always remember the fad of wearing brand name clothes. When I was growing up, brand names such as Abercrombie & Fitch, American Eagle Outfitters, Hollister, and Aeropostale were seen as the most important things in the world. Instead of realizing at that time how silly it was to pay fifty dollars for a hoodie that would soon shrink in the dryer, I conformed just like everyone else and bought the clothes just to fit in. Similar to this, although on a whole different level, many light skinned African Americans conformed during the Harlem Renaissance. Since some of them were light enough, they could pass to be Hispanic or White. This gave them more opportunities, yet they could easily lose sense of themselves and their culture. Conformity

I got the opportunity to observe a high school class-11th grader-math class. Upon arriving in the class, the teacher greeted each student at the door. Once the bell rang, she immediately called the roll. She enforced the rule of seating in assigned seat before class started. She then explained to the students what they be doing for the day and she encouraged them beforehand to ask questions.

Imagine being a whale. Not just a ginormous whale, but one that lived in a fish tank that didn’t accommodate your size. You’re uncomfortable, never any wiggle room, and there’s not enough room to breathe. I figure this is a decent analogy to describe my middle school for me.

G. They feel that she needs to teach the curriculum. They have an impression that they won’t know anything after high school. In a way people are fearful for the challenges the kids may face. Although, they have good intentions they don’t need to worry. Ms. G knows what she is doing, and the kids are actually more intelligent for what is to come. They know what challenges they may face, and know how to get through them. Ms. G also teaches them, just in a way that they will retain it. She makes it enjoyable, which makes the kids want to learn. She gave the kids incentives sometimes, and this helped get the kids motivated. She got the kids to try, when before they gave up. The other teachers didn’t see the comfort and bliss she gave the kids. All that they say was her notes about what she was learning. They didn’t realize how beneficial this was to kids. Ms. G helped the kids more than anybody

At Harvard Middle School, a big, clean, fancy school, in class C103, a teacher named Mrs. Price holds up a old, dirty, red sweater and asks, ‘’whose sweater?’’ While she was holding the ugly sweater by its collar, she looks at Rachel. She walks over to Rachel’s desk and slams the red sweater on her wooden desk. Rachel said to her, ‘’this is not mine.’’ Mrs. Price replies, ‘’ of course it’s yours I saw you wear it one day.’’

On Average, in over 18,000 public schools across the United States, many sleep deprived teenagers hear the dreaded sound of the bells ring down the hall at about 8:00 a.m. The bell may sound like the outdated mechanical telephone ring, or a hollow digital tone produced through a series of speakers in the school building. This sound, heard by all students and staff initiates that it is time to begin class. A small majority of schools however, are just beginning to see the first signs of life at this hour as students are just starting to show up, awake and ready to learn. Throughout the United States a small portion of public schools are starting class later because they have realized that teenagers require at least eight hours of sleep a night