I am a junior and I am majoring in Physical and Health Education and I did my cultural diversity practicum at a Hutterite colony called Wheatland Colony School near Tower City, North Dakota. Going into my practicum I really did not know what to expect other than it was not going to be the same as a normal classroom setting. I thought that I would be in the gym with the gym teacher for at least some of the practicum but soon found out that I would not be in the gym at all.
When I first arrived, the teacher told me that they only had five kids and they had a kindergartener, 5th grader, 8th grader, and two 10th grader who were about to finish their schooling. She also said that she was only the morning teacher and that an afternoon teacher came …show more content…
She said they were not allowed to watch TV but could have iPhones, computers, and listen to radio. I really do not understand how someone can have an iPhone and a computer but can not watch TV. Have those things is basically having a TV. The kids were also not allowed to have gaming systems like Xbox or PlayStation but a few of the kids play games on their phones. I felt like some of the rules contradicted each other.
When it came to classroom technology, I think some of the rules did not apply or they were more lenient. For history class, the students got to watch a daily podcast called “CNN” Student News” that briefly described the current news stories throughout the United States and the rest of the world. In English the students were allowed to watch movies when learning about Shakespeare and other famous …show more content…
The teacher told me that he was diagnosed with ADHD. So some of the challenges I had with him was getting him to stay on topic and getting him to really focus on doing the best effort on his school work. When he had to sit for a long period of time, we had him sit on a chair that had a rounded out bottom so it could wobble around. I think this really helped him stay focused and on topic by letting him move around a little bit but still not distracting others. Another thing that I think helped him was the four breaks they got throughout the day. This helped him burn off a lot of pent up energy and when he came back into the classroom after break, it seemed like he was more attentive. Working with this student was the most challenging but it was by far the most
When I first arrived, the teacher told me that they only had five kids and they had a kindergartener, 5th grader, 8th grader, and two 10th grader who were about to finish their schooling. She also said that she was only the morning teacher and that an afternoon teacher came …show more content…
She said they were not allowed to watch TV but could have iPhones, computers, and listen to radio. I really do not understand how someone can have an iPhone and a computer but can not watch TV. Have those things is basically having a TV. The kids were also not allowed to have gaming systems like Xbox or PlayStation but a few of the kids play games on their phones. I felt like some of the rules contradicted each other.
When it came to classroom technology, I think some of the rules did not apply or they were more lenient. For history class, the students got to watch a daily podcast called “CNN” Student News” that briefly described the current news stories throughout the United States and the rest of the world. In English the students were allowed to watch movies when learning about Shakespeare and other famous …show more content…
The teacher told me that he was diagnosed with ADHD. So some of the challenges I had with him was getting him to stay on topic and getting him to really focus on doing the best effort on his school work. When he had to sit for a long period of time, we had him sit on a chair that had a rounded out bottom so it could wobble around. I think this really helped him stay focused and on topic by letting him move around a little bit but still not distracting others. Another thing that I think helped him was the four breaks they got throughout the day. This helped him burn off a lot of pent up energy and when he came back into the classroom after break, it seemed like he was more attentive. Working with this student was the most challenging but it was by far the most