This week we went to the schools. It was almost comical how excited I was. It was as if I had never been to a school before but I guess I was just excited to see what I have been learning in action. I'm glad that I was excited to observe, I think this means that I am in the right major.
I went to Pleasant Grove Junior High and observed a Woods class. The class was HUGE. There were so many kids. It was a bit over whelming at first because there were around 45 kids working on the router, table saw, chop saw...etc and I was so nervous. I was imagining myself in charge of and responsible for these children and their limbs; imagining that it is my responsibility to make sure that no one cuts of an arm or a finger.
There were only 2 girls in the class that I observed and I thought that was interesting. Woodshop in particular is primarily a masculine class. I'm interested in knowing whether or not there will be more girls in other Tech classes. It would be interesting to teach classes all day with my students mostly being boys.
I was told that the teacher I would be observing was militaristic and I was a little bit nervous to see what he was like however I liked how he ran his classroom, especially with so many kids working with dangerous equipment you almost have to be militaristic to maintain the safety. He as straightforward with his rules and procedures and good about enforcing them.
I went to Pleasant Grove Junior High and observed a Woods class. The class was HUGE. There were so many kids. It was a bit over whelming at first because there were around 45 kids working on the router, table saw, chop saw...etc and I was so nervous. I was imagining myself in charge of and responsible for these children and their limbs; imagining that it is my responsibility to make sure that no one cuts of an arm or a finger.
There were only 2 girls in the class that I observed and I thought that was interesting. Woodshop in particular is primarily a masculine class. I'm interested in knowing whether or not there will be more girls in other Tech classes. It would be interesting to teach classes all day with my students mostly being boys.
I was told that the teacher I would be observing was militaristic and I was a little bit nervous to see what he was like however I liked how he ran his classroom, especially with so many kids working with dangerous equipment you almost have to be militaristic to maintain the safety. He as straightforward with his rules and procedures and good about enforcing them.
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