My Observation In My Classroom

When I was in fifth grade the first day of school we had learned that the teacher who was supposed to teach our class had been in a car accident over the summer and would be recovering through the year, so we were given a long-term substitute. Mrs. Davis had been a teacher but turned to substitute teaching when she had her new baby. Mrs. Davis was young and noticeably kind. In her classroom, she designed the desks to be in small groups and had sections of subject areas around our tiny classroom. There were between 24 and 26 students in the classroom throughout the year. Most of the classwork we did in this classroom included group discussions where everyone felt free to speak and be heard because we were not afraid to make mistakes as suggested

King’s social honors class. This was scary and exciting for me not only because I want from a classroom of only one teacher in the same classroom all day, every day but also because I had never been in any advanced classes before. I was eager to begin I had all my required supplies and went to my first period class with Mrs. King. When I walked into class I first noticed the desks in the classroom were angled in a line facing the front and center. Right away this classroom did not feel like any kind of community as described in the PowerPoint. It was much more independent than I was used to. Mrs. King seemed to be pleasant but very strict and expected a lot. She taught off transparencies, the chalkboard, and lectures. There was only independent classwork which included reading, writing, and memorizing. I had a very difficult time adjusting to this kind of class. I got very bored because there we a lack of discussion and involvement. In chapter 6, it discusses the need for communication and acceptance, these were the biggest things I noticed to be missing. The homework assigned was mostly reading and memorizing the names of capitals and foreign countries. I was not off to a good start. I tried to avoid answering questions because it seemed like I was the only one who was having a difficult time the first week of class I was called on and my answer was “I am not sure and took a guess” and Mrs. King said then I should have studied more and asked another student to tell me what I should have already known the other student answered without hesitation. If felt like everyone was staring at me and thinking how dumb I must be. From that moment on I was too afraid to even make eye contact with anyone especially Mrs. King. On the first quiz, I received my first failing grade, I can ever remember receiving. On the top of my paper accompany the F was a note that said you need to study more. I was held after class by Mrs. King