REFlection
REFlection
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One of the roles I took in my practicum was to send the kids to their break. I was in charge of safely guiding them to their respective break areas and watch over them. To combat COVID-19, one of the measures the school took was to have students be far apart from each during break time. So, each Year group had a different break area, which alternates every day during the week. Breaktime starts from 10am, so before that I wait for the students inside the classroom to put their stuffs away in their tray and get ready to go to break. Once the students are ready, they quickly line up and wait for everyone else before I bring them to their break area. Then, I had to stay with them and make sure that everyone is safe and following the rules. Since, there is no bell to mark the end of breaktime, I am in charge of looking over the time and bringin them back to the classroom at 10:15am.
One of the roles I took in my practicum was to send the kids to their break. I was in charge of safely guiding them to their respective break areas and watch over them. To combat COVID-19, one of the measures the school took was to have students be far apart from each during break time. So, each Year group had a different break area, which alternates every day during the week. Breaktime starts from 10am, so before that I wait for the students inside the classroom to put their stuffs away in their tray and get ready to go to break. Once the students are ready, they quickly line up and wait for everyone else before I bring them to their break area. Then, I had to stay with them and make sure that everyone is safe and following the rules. Since, there is no bell to mark the end of breaktime, I am in charge of looking over the time and bringin them back to the classroom at 10:15am.
This was the first time that I took the students down to their break. Usually, I would accompany my mentor in the classroom and just catch up on planning or take a break. I felt a little excited to see what the kids are up to. The classroom face the field in which the students occasionally take their break, so I've always wanted to see what they do during their break times. During the break time I was truly shocked. The kids were like completely different people during breaktime, compared to when they were insdie the classroom. They had such tremendous energy and it was fun to see them play with each other. After a while, I even felt tired just watching them run around in the hot sun. It seemed like watching them, made me expend a lot of energy. Luckily, Year 3 had some well-behaved students, so there was not a lot of issues getting them to line up and to prepare going back to class. A lot of the younger students occasionally act out according to the Year 1 teachers, so more often than not there would always be one or two kids on a time out sitting down. Therefore, I felt very proud.
This was the first time that I took the students down to their break. Usually, I would accompany my mentor in the classroom and just catch up on planning or take a break. I felt a little excited to see what the kids are up to. The classroom face the field in which the students occasionally take their break, so I've always wanted to see what they do during their break times. During the break time I was truly shocked. The kids were like completely different people during breaktime, compared to when they were insdie the classroom. They had such tremendous energy and it was fun to see them play with each other. After a while, I even felt tired just watching them run around in the hot sun. It seemed like watching them, made me expend a lot of energy. Luckily, Year 3 had some well-behaved students, so there was not a lot of issues getting them to line up and to prepare going back to class. A lot of the younger students occasionally act out according to the Year 1 teachers, so more often than not there would always be one or two kids on a time out sitting down. Therefore, I felt very proud.
Due to COVID-19, the students need to maintain a reasonable distance with each other, so it is hard to see how they get along with one another. The seatings are also stationary, so I usually only get to see how they interact with their deskmate and occasionally with their classmates around them. As a teacher, I think it's important to see how students get along with one another because it can help you to co-ordinate the students in the classroom. It can help you to determine who to pair or not pair up in class, or if you see one student being isolated you can try to get to the root of the problem before you have a bullying issue in the classroom (Parker & Seal, 1996). It's also important that the students try to form friendships with each other because it can help the students to develop emotionally and morally, as well as to practice communicating with one another (Fabes & Martin, 2001). I noticed that a lot of the games played during break like freeze tag or hopscotch are games you could play with a group of people, and it was through these games that I could see the students were slowly learning how to get along with one another.
Due to COVID-19, the students need to maintain a reasonable distance with each other, so it is hard to see how they get along with one another. The seatings are also stationary, so I usually only get to see how they interact with their deskmate and occasionally with their classmates around them. As a teacher, I think it's important to see how students get along with one another because it can help you to co-ordinate the students in the classroom. It can help you to determine who to pair or not pair up in class, or if you see one student being isolated you can try to get to the root of the problem before you have a bullying issue in the classroom (Parker & Seal, 1996). It's also important that the students try to form friendships with each other because it can help the students to develop emotionally and morally, as well as to practice communicating with one another (Fabes & Martin, 2001). I noticed that a lot of the games played during break like freeze tag or hopscotch are games you could play with a group of people, and it was through these games that I could see the students were slowly learning how to get along with one another.
In this instance, the classroom teacher does not send the students to their break as this time is also considered
as the teacher's break time, but instead the responsibility goes to the TA. I think this definitely goes to show how important a TA can be in the classroom, because they sort of become your second set of eyes. They tend to notices things that the teachers don't normally do, just because it is not within the job scope of the teacher. The TAs will then, in turn, be able to be source of confidance, whenever the teacher notices that some students have a behavioural issue. From this issue I also learned a flaw about myself. I discovered that I don't necessarily have the energy to keep up with the students, and with the teaching profession, I believe a lot of stamina is required whether it be physically or mentally. Therefore, for my future teaching practice, I would definitely need to develop my energy for the students as they tend to be a rowdy bunch.
as the teacher's break time, but instead the responsibility goes to the TA. I think this definitely goes to show how important a TA can be in the classroom, because they sort of become your second set of eyes. They tend to notices things that the teachers don't normally do, just because it is not within the job scope of the teacher. The TAs will then, in turn, be able to be source of confidance, whenever the teacher notices that some students have a behavioural issue. From this issue I also learned a flaw about myself. I discovered that I don't necessarily have the energy to keep up with the students, and with the teaching profession, I believe a lot of stamina is required whether it be physically or mentally. Therefore, for my future teaching practice, I would definitely need to develop my energy for the students as they tend to be a rowdy bunch.
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