Field Experience

Hi everyone,

I've observed two classes so far for field experience.  I think the most positive aspect of my clinical teacher's teaching style is that she has an established, positive relationship with each student.  She spoke with me on both occasions and told me about various personal situations some of the students were dealing with which shows she has taken the time to get to know them and is a trusted adult they can confide in.  It is clear the students trust her from the ways they interact with her.  Many of them joke with her and express how much they love her.  On the first day I observed her class, several of the students entered and hugged her before taking their seats.  I think this is the most valuable skill in teaching and one I hope to emulate once I am a teacher as well.

Though I would incorporate more engaging activities than I have seen her employ so far, the methods of instruction she uses seem to interest the students.  The first class I observed she was introducing The Iliad.  Though she was giving the students background information on Greek mythology on a powerpoint and the instruction was teacher centered, she was making the information interesting to the students.  For example she was telling them that Greek mythology is like a soap opera, there's a lot of fighting and adultery, and this seemed to make the students more excited about learning Greek mythology.

-Olivia