Cooperating Teachers In The Classroom

From my field experience, I have noticed that my cooperating teacher shows democratic education throughout the classroom. My cooperating teacher is a sixth grade teacher. At this age, they are starting to learn how to be responsible on their own, which means they are starting to branch out from constantly being with their parents. In the classroom, my teacher gave her students the responsibility to do write down their homework on their own, which she trusted her students to do the homework. In the case the students were not doing their homework, she would contact the child’s parent to try to find a way to resolve this issue. In this case, the parents would still be involved, without being overbearing. I have noticed that my cooperating teacher shares the power.

In my cooperating teacher’s classroom, the children get a say in their education, while the teacher is still in control. An example of this inside of the classroom was when the teacher displayed the topic to the students, and the students picked the way the lesson was taught to them. The children had the opportunity to either teach it to themselves on the computer or they had the opportunity to get one-on-one help. Lastly, an example of this inside the classroom, is that the children can go to the bathroom when they need to, if they have finished what they were supposed to do in the classroom. In the democratic state, everyone will be able to have share their own opinion. In the democratic mindset, everyone will bring some idea to the table. However, you might not get exactly what you want, but you know that the outcome is better than what you have