My experience has continued to be a good one. All of the students have been well behaved for the most part. They all have their moments but they are usually short and far between. I did get a chance the other day to see how the class behaves with a sub though. It is completely different. The students seemed to think they had to test the sub, and see how much they could get away with. It was a completely different classroom dynamic from when the regular teacher is their. I imagine it would have been even worse had my field experience partner and I not been there.
Having a sub did allow my field experience partner and I take a more active role in the class room. We were given the opportunity to run a morning meeting and a interactive white board activity together. It was a fun experience but also tough. It is hard to control the entire class while also trying to teach. Our class is only 15 students also, so a large class must be a whole lot harder. I have learned a lot so far from this experience and I know that trend will continue.
I am glad that you have been having a good experience! Mine has been wonderful! I bet it was different in the classroom with a sub instead of the teacher, that would be a good observation to make! That is great that you had an opportunity to run a morning meeting! I hope it went well and I am sure that it did! You are right, it is difficult to control an entire class. The classroom I am in has 28 students, it can get pretty loud, but overall they are well behaved.
ReplyDeleteI also was able to see how the students react when their teacher is gone for the day. It's crazy how different their behaviors are and how much they act out when their normal teacher isn't there! Sadly the sub canceled on my class so it was just a student teacher, another teacher coming to help randomly, my partner, and myself in the classroom. It was a struggle for our class right away, but the students seemed to listen better once they noticed that the same rules were in place even though their teacher was absent. That's awesome that you were able to run a morning meeting! I've only taken part in the morning meeting and have yet to run one myself.
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