Field Journal #1

Name:Mackenna Papst      Section: Mrs. Hall, Noble Elementary: Tuesdays 8:30-10:30

(Theory, Practice, Reflection)

Practice (What did you see in the classroom or surrounding environment?)

I was in a 5th grade classroom at Noble Elementary School. The teacher, Mrs. Hall was very nice and accepting of my help. She had me sit with a child who needed a little extra help staying focused, and make sure he was on track and doing his work. He was a really nice kid but was shy and didn’t like when I made him pay attention or stop messing with things in his desk. I noticed Mrs. Hall wasn’t very supportive and helpful to the kids who needed a little extra help. She even sat one of the children who was “annoying” in the back of the classroom. I also noticed Mrs. Hall was scrambling around the entire class trying to find things that she had lost, she seemed very disorganized and unprepared. She also had many songs in order to help the kids remember things such as mean, median and mode.

Reflection (What do you think about what you saw in Practice?)

I felt bad for those 4 or 5 students who needed the extra help getting threw class. I feel like they will never survive the school year if they don’t get some extra help. I hope they can get an aid in the classroom with Mrs. Hall in order to keep these kids on track. I also feel like Mrs. Hall needs to become more organized, and plan her lessons a little better. This would make the class move more smoothly. I really liked the songs she taught the students because I feel like they are more likely to remember the songs that just the simple definition. Overall I had a successful first day and look forward to going back next week!