1st Day of Observations

So today was my first day of observations @ Kingsley JHS. Getting up @ 7 wasnt as bad as I anticipated, but it still took a toll =) Walking into the school I felt kind of strange because i was thinking about all the student teachers and observers i remembered watching while I was in school. Did i really look like an adult? Weird. If those kids only knew ha ha im still a kid myself!

We got to class early. They were meeting in the library for their final day of online work. The library was very nice. The whole school reminds me of a hs. The classes and schedules are just like a hs's. Anyways, the class isn't too big. It is an 8th grade geography class. The kids seem pretty interested in the work and I know it is because of the teacher. She is such a nice person. She explains everything very nicely and helps out the kids without giving the answers away. I can tell that they are really learning from her. She is very outgoing and lively! Her energy is great & the kids respond so well to it.

Jordan & I just observed for the morning. I walked around to see what the students were working on. They knew they had a deadline and were working independently to get it done. One thing I noticed were 2 ESL students in the class. They were working with picture flashcards of the United States. They would hold up a state and try to guess which state it was. While watching them, I realized how we all take that for granted. If someone shows you a picture of Texas, you assume everyone knows what Texas looks like. It was interesting to see these girls learning the states.

Overall it was an uneventful first day, which is kind of nice. I was able to get a feel for the classes and the students. Next week we will introduce ourselves and try to be more interactice with the students.