Blog Entry #8 The most important thing I learned in my fieldwork observation

        I learned so many things in my fieldwork observation but I think one of the most important things I learned, is that a teacher needs to be organized and flexible at the same time. Things seemed to run a lot more smoothly when the teacher followed a routine, had things in their place, and had a plan for the day.  If she had a routine that she followed, the students knew what to expect and seemed more content in what was going on. The students were organized themselves and there wasn't as much chaos and confusion.

       Even when the teacher had a plan, things didn't always go as she was expecting.  In a few incidents, a student was misbehaving and the teacher would have to deviate a little to handle the situation, without affecting the other students or her teaching.  In another case, a few students weren't getting the concept the teacher was trying to explain so she would switch her teaching method to appeal to more of the students.   I saw many cases where the teacher had to be flexible to adapt to what was going on in the classroom.

I was able to spend my fieldwork with two amazing teachers and two classrooms of great students.  I learned so many things from both the teachers and the kids. I am even more excited to continue my education in Elementary Ed and become a teacher.