More Observing

Wednesday's observations were not very eventful. The students are preparing for their IL constitution test that they were taking on Thursday. We saw some action while they were reviewing. The teacher passed out chalk boards to every student. She would read a question and the students would write their responses on the board. If they didnt know the answer, they had a blank sheet of paper next to them to write down what they needed to review. I thought this was a good way to review. My teachers in the past have used this review method, but with wipe-off boards, not chalk boards. For a school that seems to be advanced with technologies and such, I was surprised that they didnt have wipe-off boards.

Anyways, there are still a few things that need to be worked out. The classes should get more interesting once the lessons begin again. It is also hard to sit there for the same lesson two hours in a row. =\ I feel like me and Jordan cant exactly walk around yet because 1) we have a good view of the room from where we sit 2) theres nothing we can really do with the students yet 3) the first hour class still does not know who we are.
I feel like we dont have enough contact with our teacher. In the past, I have usually met before each day of class with my observing teacher to talk about the lessons for the day. This teacher, however, sees me and Jordan in the halls in the morning, turns around and doesnt even greet us. Nice. This we the goal is to establish a better relationship with our teacher and our students. I really want to be more involved with them; like i said, once the lessons pick up we will be better able to work with the students....