Motivation Observation At The Kindergarten Classroom

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I had the privilege to observe Ms. Melanie Cagles’s kindergarten classroom. I did my observation at the Jasper County Primary School. Her classroom was a regular educational classroom. It consisted of male and female students of Hispanic, White, and African American races. Ms. Cagle is a kind teacher and she made me feel welcomed. She treated me with respect and showed me around her classroom with details. She always had a smile on her face. She was happy and showed cared for her students. One thing I noticed and liked about her is that she treats all her students with the same respect they deserve. The students received me with smiles and a lot of questions. They asked why I was there, how old I am, what is my name over and over, and will I be their teacher. They whisper that I was the …show more content…

Cagle to speak about her career. There are so many things that people do not know about teachers. She had been teaching for 17 years. She chose this job because she had always enjoyed working with kids and a lot of her jobs before college was related to teaching children. The hardest challenge she faces as a teacher is keeping up with all the frequent changes and maintaining flexibility. Ms. Cagle uses G-KIDS (Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills) to assess the students’ performance standards. With conferences, deficiency reports, report cards, and G-KIDS reports, Ms. Cagle is able to report to parents their children’s progress quarterly. On conference days she discusses assessment results and way parents can help out at home with behavior and social issues. It takes several hours to prepare lessons and grade papers. Although there is not much to grade a kindergartener on, she has to evaluate the progress in her students. To maximize her instructional time, she uses a lot of small group interactions and simple and consistent routines. Ms. Cagle is observed six times a year. There are four walk though in which the superintendent evaluates

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