In this assignment I decided to participate in these categories: Extended classroom observation and a teacher interview at Horace Mann Foreign language Magnet. Thirdly, I also attended A Martin Luther King Day pageant.

I decided to observe at Horace Mann Foreign Language Magnet based on my admiration for one of the fifth grade teachers there. I also work there as a Co-op student in the afternoon. The classroom I am observed was a fifth grade classroom with mostly Hispanic students.

After observing the classroom I felt compelled to interview the teacher. I found her teaching style so impressive that I wanted to find out more about her highly effective teaching strategies. I also was encouraged by her great reputation that preceded her, to study her style intently.

My final experience involved going to a Pre kindergarten –5th grade Martin Luther King Day production. I found the production refreshing because Chisholm Trail Elementary was the only school I was aware of that was putting on a school wide production to emphasize diversity.

My initial impression of the student’s react

As I spoke to the teacher later, I found that part of her success with her students came from he many habits of an effective teacher listed by Ryan Cooper (2000, p. ). She said that she believe that setting high goals for individual students is paramount to their personal and academic success. As I talked with her, she explained that children, like most people, know where their weaknesses lie. The idea is to strengthen their weaknesses while emphasizing their strengths. Although I found this very inspiring I was not completely convinced that it was need until she informed me that her classroom is NOT comprised of all gifted children – just highly motivated ones! She informed me later that she has students ranging from seriously learning disabled, to dyslexic, to non-staffed gifted children all in one room. I later found out through other teachers that she is also considered one of the best teachers in fifth grade and has the highest test scores or a non-gifted classroom in the building.

Initially I attended this event because my mother said she thought I would appreciate the value of it. When I entered the gym where the pageant was held I saw one side of the gym packed with students cre

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