#6 - "Field Observation - Day Two"

The 17th of February 2014, was the second and last day of Field Observation. I was gleamed with enthusiasm to spend yet another day with the students and teachers. We arrived on time once again and everyone seemed delighted to see us again. We met with the friendly principal and staff and greeted them good morning. The day started off with the assembly, and after the assembly the principal mentioned to me that the teacher of the class I was assigned to will be leaving school for the day due to a Sports Event where he has to carry the students who are participating as he is the involved in the sport division. As a result, I was then assigned to the other Standard One class together with my colleague Latifa. On my way to the classroom, the students from my prior class were begging me to come back to their class; I felt so esteemed. Upon entering the other classroom it was quite interesting, due to the fact that the students were so different from one another. Getting to observe the two different classrooms at the same grade was fascinating specifically because of how completely different the students were and the strategies their teachers used while teaching for their understanding. In this class, the students had a aquarium life thing going on and their teacher had fishes to sell on this day in which the students will buy. I decided to buy one in memory of the experience, the students, teachers and school on the whole. The students were nice and very respectful to us. When the day ended, before we left we extended our gratitude to the principal and staff for accommodating and assisting us in our observation and making it a productive experience.

#5 - "Field Observation - Day One"

The first day of Field Observation was on the 10th of February 2014, I was assigned together with three colleagues to the La Romaine Government Primary School. We arrived promptly at 8:00 a.m. eager for this experience. Upon entering the school compound after signing our names at the guard booth, we met the principal; who assigned us to separate classrooms. At the beginning of school, there was an assembly held where we were introduced to the whole school at the end of. When it was over, everyone forwarded to their classrooms including us. I was assigned to a Standard One class whose teacher was quite beneficial to me for my observations. Although resources were not used much in the classroom, technology wise, he implemented several effective teaching strategies in his classroom. Nevertheless, either way you always learn something when observing, whether it is good or bad, you learn what to do or what not to do. From this experience being in an actual classroom I have learnt a lot and it has aided me in preparing myself for what is expected of me.