Reflection #10

What? I started my field experience this week. I am working with the 4th grade. My field partner and I decided that we wanted to observe our first week so we could get a feel of the classroom before teaching.

So what? I know that this experience will be very beneficial to me as a teacher. I know that it already is as a student. My class is very quiet. I think this is because my teacher has excellent classroom management. I don't really know any major behavior problems within her classroom. My teacher speaks with a very quiet voice and all of her students respect her.

Although the class is very well put together, I feel like there is too much quiet time. There is not a lot of group collaboration going on within the classroom, where the kids can let loose a bit and have some fun. I think that creative arts could be just the key for something like this. The students can work together as a team through a process drama and probably remember it for years to come. Plus I think creative arts will definitely let the class have a bit more fun.

Now what? One thing I have noticed is that they don't include creative arts very much at all in the classroom. The whole 4th grade rotates everyday. One of the rotations in music. Then on Fridays they have a art activity. Also once a week parents come in the class and tell them about an artist and copy a piece of art work of theirs.

This class could include a lot more drama into the classroom. That was my favorite part about learning about the creative art so I know that my students would enjoy it as well. Next week my partner are going to start teaching and I am excited to see what they class will think about how we include creative arts in the classroom.