During my fieldwork experience, I had the opportunity to visit seven different classes. The classes provided a wide variety of different students consuming different behaviors. The behaviors were some that seemed like they were intentional and some that others could not control which was interesting to examine the comparisons between the seven classes. The classes I observed were a mixture of self-contained students, emotional and behavioral students, and a mixture of regular education students. The grades were 7 and 8th grade but all students were on a different education level. Some behaviors that I saw the most were trying to pay attention and following directions for the most part. Some students had trouble focusing on tasks, leading to behavior that could have been avoided. This one student who has ADHD, and is identified to have a behavioral disorder tends to act out when individual breaks are not given. The student starts to shut down and misbehaves because he feels that working for long periods does not benefit him.  Other students in the class did not have much interest in the lesson. The teacher said, “Do this worksheet and we will reconvene in 10 minutes.” One student particularly would give the teacher an earful about why they have to do this work and how it will benefit them. The students in self-contained for the most part were good. They did have some difficulties with learning material. The teacher explained that this activity that they were given should have taken around 30 minutes and the class is taking almost two class periods to complete the work. Me as an educator, I wouldn’t care how long certain material took my students, I would care more about whether they understood that, and sometimes teachers often lose that when teaching. The self-contained class I observed was a social studies 8th-grade class. The students were eager to learn and were focused. I enjoyed examining and observing all seven classes. I thought it was very interesting to see the different dynamics in the classrooms and different populations as well. 

 

10 hours collected in a classroom: 

 

2 hours collected Book Trailer collaboration

 

1.5 hours in the Public Library & Interview 

 

1-hour Adolescent Reader Interview 

 

2 hours Book Trailer