Upon walking into Noble Elementary School, all of my senses heightened and I observed everything with great detail. I noticed the physical aspects of the building, such as the single blue wall and the four windows in the room I was observing. I also noticed what was happening in the rooms themselves. I noticed who was talking and who was responding, I noticed the characteristics that the children were presenting, and I noticed the different learning styles that were being used.
I decided to focus on one child in particular, named Jack. Jack was very excited about learning; his hand would shoot up every time the teacher would ask a question. He was constantly fidgeting and playing with his shirt, bringing it up over his mouth and biting the collar. He would also tap his pencil on his desk and cheek, and bite on the ends when we was told to be quiet.
I found it interesting how much Jack, as well as the other students, felt the need to constantly be moving. In fact, in the middle of the lesson the teacher let the students have a five minute dance break. The students were more focused on learning after they had a chance to move around and dispel some of the left-over energy from their bodies.
The biggest thing that I discovered about myself was how closed-minded I had been going into our site visits. I had never stepped foot in a public school before and I had so many predisposed thoughts on what it would be like. I thought I was going to hate the experience and that it was going to be a huge reality shock for me. I was pleasantly surprised after my first visit, though, and I may even consider teaching at a public school one day.
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