Case Study: Northwestern Elementary

Northwestern Elementary is a rural school district that educates the majority of children living in the North Hampton, Lawrenceville, and Tremont City area. According to Zillow the average house sells for around $135K, which shows a middle/upper class social economic status in the area, however there are houses as high as $370,000 and as low as $80,000, which shows a strong diversity in social economic status. This diversity is also present within the walls of the classroom and the way that students dress. Over half of the students I would consider to dress like middle class students. The other half is divided up between upper and lower classes. Some students I have observed wear the same outfit multiple times throughout the week and you can tell that they more than likely do not bathe on a regular basis. Other students are dressed …show more content…
At times she gets off task with her work, it is typically because the lesson is bland and involves lots of paper and pencil work. I would suggest adapting her lessons in a more hands on way, assessing her in the same manner. I believe that Kaleigh has the ability to be successful, knows a lot of what she is being taught, and has a very high drive when it comes to her schoolwork, however often panics when she knows that she is performing something for a grade. This could be highly related to feeling like she needs to fit in and craving the need for attention. Being more relaxed with assessments and considering letting her take them in a more interactive way, I believe will show a true assessment of her knowledge. As a general education teacher I would also try and be more aware of the bullying issues that are occurring, shutting them down as quick as possible to help regain her self-esteem and allowing her to be less attention seeking, which in return will keep her on task in the classroom