Essay On Classroom Observation

Exploration, into the workings of a classroom, always provides a unique experience. Each teacher does her class a little different. There are so many different standards that must be reached and so many different opinions on the best way to meet the requirements. Experiencing the differences in each class helps me to develop my opinion and ideas on what I want to see in my classroom and how I want to handle my students. I work at United Methodist Church’s child development center/ preschool. I did my observations there. I work full a full day on Thursday and have had the chance to see how different teachers handle different situation and how they implement there curriculum. So from 7:30 to 5:30 on every Thursday I am working with different

I loved to walk into the room and see projects and know they were not done by the teachers. Perfection is not the objective in classrooms like this the students were. On the other hand I did see a classroom that was decorated to perfection. The room was cute, but in my opinion it did not hold the identity of the students. Doing is a huge part of learning. The children responded to the teachers giving them creative freedom. They also seemed more willing to participate and voice their opinions. People downplay the importance of owning ones work, but the pride on the student’s face is priceless and just reiterates the fact that when the work is truly yours you are willing to put in more

Basically the thing to remember is flexibility. A schedule is important, but things come up and you have to be able to go with the flow. Even the most perfectly planned day can have its problems and as a teacher you just have to make it work. During lunch time on a day when I was there a student threw-up. There is a scheduled recess time where the kids go outside after lunch before nap, but since the teacher was having to wait for the parent and keep the sick child separated from the other children so she created a fun space so the children could get plenty of activity. This is a trivial example, but it is a simple way of showing that in a class nothing is set in stone. Teachers must always plan to have their plans ruined and still be able to adjust and meet the needs of her