My Observation Of Diversity In The Classroom

In my second observation I observed Ms. Evy’s class in where there was a total of thirteen students, five boys and eight girls, and four assistants. There was a lot of diversity in this class, beginning with the assistants. One of the teacher’s assistant spoke both Spanish and English and was there because one the toddlers only spoke Spanish. There were no special need children in this specific class. I had the opportunity to observe the class while in the playground and while they were inside the class learning. Out of the thirteen children, there was one little girl that caught my attention right away. Her name was Mikayla Scott and she was two years and five months old. I had just arrived when the children were half way through their playground …show more content…
This time it hit the child’s forehead. Ms. Evy held her hands so she wouldn’t throw anything else or touch anything else. Mikayla became angrier and tried to bite Ms. Evy, and so Ms. Evy yelled at her and said “Don’t do that!” Mikayla once again threw herself on the ground and rolled around to where she kicked another basket of things. At this point Mikayla was escorted out of the classroom because neither Ms. Evy or the assistants were able to control …show more content…
Personally, I believe Mikayla should have been escorted out to the director’s office when it all started. With all the things Mikayla did, all of them were out of attention so ignoring her at times might not have been the best solution to the issue. However, when I spoke to Ms. Evy about the situation at the end of my observation, she had told me that this type of thing happens constantly with Mikayla. She told me that they already had spoken to her parents, and that actions were being taken. Ms. Evy did not get into specifics with the actions that were being