Personal Reflections

In going into my first field experience I knew what kind of students to expect because I have experience working with them at the Boys and Girls Club; however, many of the students like to speak up and that’s exactly how the class I observed was in B.L. Garza Middle School. I do believe students are at an age of critical were a lot of guidance is essential. If students feel comfortable with their teacher chances are they will feel comfortable with the lessons and I believe Mrs. Garza did a great job in doing so. I was glad that Mrs. Garza gave me the opportunity to work with some student towards the last days of my observations because I do believe that that one student I helped I made a difference for her in helping her go onto high school.

I know many of the frustrations educators face is keeping students engage but it is difficult not for students to deviate from a lecture. I can tell Mrs. Garza wanted attention on her 100% of the time and many of the time this wasn’t achieved.

Many questions remain unclear to me and I would want to know how a class with more students would turn out to be. I know that it is something to look forward in my field observation in the fall because it’s going to be something to observe how the teacher manages her class with more students at once.

I do believe that the most important aspect to every successful classroom is the classroom management. This is something that I saw and an excellent job done by Mrs. Garza but I would like to see more students in a class. I want to gain insights in these aspects because I want to teach a class of more students and it would be beneficial for me to see how educators handle these situations. My overall, fell for my observation was rewarding and I know having these opportunities to go into a class is going to provide me with better understanding of what to expect when I go into working field.