Personal Reflection Of Student Teaching At The Brooklyn New School

On February 1st, I visited the Britton Macon Area School. The teacher I observed was Ms. Richardson. She teaches a self-contained classroom for middle and high school grades. I started the observation at 8:00 A.M. until 11:32 A.M.

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

Over the Fall Break vacation, I decided to conduct my field experience at CC Spaulding Elementary School. I had the opportunity to work with Ms. Sarah Ashley and Mrs. Williams’ Pre-K class. I had previously shadowed with Ms. Ashley, so she was eager to welcome me back. Over the days, I got myself acquainted with her students to make them comfortable with my presence. Luckily, they welcomed me in with no hesitation.

Today was my first day in Mrs. Ferguson’s first grade class at North Mahaska. When I arrived the students were not in the classroom yet so I talked to Mrs. Ferguson about my schedule for the semester. She said that today I could sit in the back and observe. I was a little disappointed because I did not feel a warm welcome like I have with my other observation experiences. Once the students arrived, they began their bell work where they practiced writing their name. I was surprised by this since the students are in first grade and should not have to practice writing their name.

preschool to 8th grade a nurturing yet challenging school environment consistent with Highland Park Baptist Church’s cohesive yet culture. Mr Erb, the principal of SCS serves the purpose to assist the School Board, review school plans, and provide an environment which is a welcoming intercultural environment. One mechanism used by the Mr Erb to reach these goals is the annual SCS

Brooklyn was an African American 6 years old, she will be going to the 1st grade this year, her mother is an admitting clerk at Long Beach Memorial Hospital and her father is a Long Police Officer. I asked her parent if I could asked her a couple of questions for a class assessment, and they agreed.

Conducting Field Observations was a wonderful opportunity for me. The school at which I did my observation is Williamsburg Montessori School (WMS). Located in the beautiful riverfront school building at Schaefer Landing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the Williamsburg Montessori School serves parents of children from three (3) months to six (6) years of age. The neighborhood in which the school is located is very quiet and is populated by a variety of people from different ethnic backgrounds, Black, White, Asian, etc. Across from the school, constructors could be seen working on new buildings, in addition to the already established condominiums that dominate the community. There were people walking about their business. Others walked their pets while some cycled back and forth pass the school.

Welcome back! Barnegat teachers are the reason that I pursued a career in education, they shaped my values, inspired me to work hard, instilled a never-give-upattitude, and taught me that there is never a wrong time to do the right thing. The caring environment, passion for teaching, and love for children that they showed are the things I remember and ultimately why I chose to return to Barnegat as a teacher. In the opening address, I shared with you just a few of my memories of elementary school, and from the recent feedback, we all have them in common and they drive us each day.

I am so glad that I took this class. Without this class, I would have never learned so much about the city. I also wouldn’t have gone to half these places if it wasn’t for Mike or Don. My beliefs and views about New York City has changed completely after taking this class. I know isn’t scared of taking a train or subway alone and I am not afraid of trying to go to new places around the five boroughs. This class has helped give me the encouragements that I can go into the city and find millions of things to see and experience. I am now not scared to go into the city and not scared to go into different neighborhoods of the city.

In my work place, I work with culturally diverse families. Most of children speak another language at home, and first experience at preschool setting. My families often same culture as mine, but it is not always have the same beliefs and values. My job responsibility is to learn how to develop positive relationships with diverse families. That means I work together with families, teachers to help children learn the best. Working with families sometimes is difficult to build a relationship with them. I establish a partnership and relationship with all the families.

Attending Blanton Elementary exposed me to quite a peculiar experience, especially while during the years where the old school was transitioning to the new school. Construction was ubiquitous, the recess area was limited, and the whole environment felt crowded. The whole class didn’t like it, including myself. However, after a few years of growing up, I realized that my exposure to the construction improved my ability to withstand distractions and obstacles. Because of this unusual experience, I was able to personally develop skills to easily disregard impediments at an early age, which ultimately helped me in producing effective studying habits. It’s why I appreciate Blanton for providing me with this enlightening experience. Additionally,

Finally, we arrived at the Central York High School. The miraculously prodigious, white house version of our local schools. I watched the tall-teenagers walk into the building, dressed as fine as red wine for the first day. I still was nervous, the slight bug like force crawling around my neck. I sat still in the car, not knowing what to do, and fired questions out of my shotgun of a mouth. I was flabbergasted by the amazing doorways and the tremendous

I rush out the door of the new apartment, eager to start at yet another new school. New teachers, different curriculum… And new people. I guess. I run to school, as it’s only about a block away, and i’m astonished at the size, it had separate buildings and wings, it looks more like a college campus than it does a high school. I ponder how Mother could ever afford this, she works as a pharmacist at Walmart, not

I did my first day’s observation in Saint Mark School located in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. It is a faith-based school, running programs from nursery to 8th grade. I entered into the nursery classroom. In this classroom, most children age from 3 to 4, but a few of them are turning to 3. The children turning to 3 still stay in the nursery program in the upcoming semester. Most children are going to UPK.

As I did this week’s reading I felt like I was able to relate to several statements in the introduction and the beginning of chapter one from the book, Why We Teach Now. Nieto started several reasons why teachers are leaving the profession. She also spoke about hearing acronyms, and test related jargon more than learning and fun when it came to conversations about teaching. (2014) I did not want to be part of that anymore so I left the profession for a couple years ago. I felt burnt out, overworked, underappreciated, and frustrated that I felt like student’s needs were not being met.