2-23-09

Today I stayed the whole school day at my classroom. Mrs. Bartholomay rearranged the classroom and seating arrangements. When I first walked in I was a bit confused, just because I kept finding myself going to the old assigned seats of the students. I actually learned a lot today about what to do with a student who starts to get out of control. I believe Mrs. Bartholomay handled the troubled student she had very well. Even though the student was making a very big scence, she kept her cool and continued to do what she was doing(reading a story aloud to the other students). She also taught me how to give a math assessment, how you must read slowly, give students time to answer the question, but still work at a fast enough pace. I also learned about how students will react when they do not get what they want. For instance, all of the students participated in a quiz(not for a grade) to see which two students(a boy and a girl) will compete in a school-wide competition about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Just by knowing the students, she already knew of the boys who would win and go on to represent the boys. The girls was a different story because so many were close to winning. There are a brother and sister in the class, which the brother is the one that won of the boys, so his sister feels that she has to be just as good as him, but she did not win the competition and was just devastated. The other girl that did win was having a bad day so it really brought her spirits up. It is just part of life, losing and winning, and being jealous I suppose.