Whenever I'm in the classroom, my teacher is always teaching a lesson! So I've been able to observe my teracher's clarity. I've noticed that she does pay attention to the level that each student is at, and makes sure she isn't putting them at too high of a level. In my class there are a lot of different levels of students. There are a couple of very smart kids, and then there are a couple that are really behind in reading or math, and my teacher makes sure not to give those couple of students too advanced of books or math timed-tests.
One thing I think my teacher isn't very clear on is giving directions. The students always seem to be lost or confused. She tells them what they're doing, but it doesn't seem to be enough for these kids. I'm not sure if it's because they're only third graders, and they don't know how to listen yet, or if she need to finds a new way of giving directions...
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I have realized that as well! There is always a lesson that she is teaching. I agree with the fact that she doesn't give directions very well but maybe she is just trying to challenge them or something? Do you think that the students would do better if there wasn't as many lessons?
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you are able to observe actual lessons! It gives you a better position to judge the quality of the teacher.
ReplyDeleteI feel like giving directions is an important skill for the younger grades. In some respects, children do have difficulty paying attention, but...I wonder if they don't understand the directions how much of her lessons they actually understand.
You mentioned that she seems to pay attention to the levels of her students fairly well. How does she target those children in her large lessons? Does she do it in a way that detracts from her effectiveness in regards to the entire class? Do the unclear directions/focus come from this?
Hope it keeps going well!
XXO