Gina Harris

9/13/07

The first thing I noticed when I walked into the class was the students were in there seats and they were listening to their teacher (for the most part). The second thing I noticed was a particular "student" was not in the class at this time. As I sat there in amazement, the door opened and in walked the "student" with the guidance counselor following behind him. Also in his hand was a big white envelope to bring home. He looked mad and sat down quietly. He was restless in his seat, but wasn't talking or yelling out, while the teacher was talking. The guidance counselor walked over to me and I said to her " some intervention?" and she said "yes."
After she finally left the classroom the kids including the "student" started acting up, however, it did not get as bad as it has been until the last 15 minutes. I observed a little different classroom management from the teacher and it kind of worked. She patients to a fault.
I gave the girl student her reading evaluation today. It went well, but I don't really feel completely qualified to score these tests. I would like to know more about these tests and procedure, but there is not enough time to talk to the teacher. I am there for 1 1/2 hours every Tuesday and Thursday but it is during there reading sessions and then it is time for them to go and she is at the pick-up area for a while afterwards. Hopefully, I will get to talk with her before too long. I am learning about different student behaviors and hope to figure out or learn how to deal with them and make a fun learning environment. Right now, not much fun.