Observation School Age Classroom

This writer continued to observe the school-age classroom for the remainder of the observation hours. The assistant teacher meandered around the room, observing students. Many of the children were still eating their snacks, and some of the children began to play while eating which led to their being scattered on the floor. The lead teacher asked them to clean up their mess, but the students left the area as soon as the lead teacher became distracted. When the lead teacher returned, she grabbed a broom and swept up the mess herself. The lead teacher left the room to acquire art supplies, leaving the classroom out of the appropriate ratio. The noise level in the classroom increased significantly in her absence. A mother arrived to pick up her …show more content…
The noise level steadily grew higher; students were shouting and calling each other names and not being reprimanded or being reprimanded unfairly. The lead teacher reentered the classroom and cried to the assistant teacher: “I need you to be helping me!” The assistant teacher rose from the table and worked on a craft project for himself while monitoring the room; he wrapped yarn around two Popsicle sticks that formed a cross. The lead teacher scolded the assistant teacher for working on his project, instead of tidying the classroom. The assistant held up his completed craft and told children, “God’s eye is watching you” as he hung the object in front of their faces. He continued to walk around the classroom, saying the phrase to other students, and encouraging them to make crosses themselves. During this time, the assistant teacher did not keep track of the children departing from the center though many were leaving with their parents. He made another “God’s eye” while halfheartedly watching the remaining children. Half of the classroom was left unattended while children shouted and ran; this behavior goes unnoticed by both the lead teacher and the