Intro to Education Blog #2

Intro to education Blog #2

I had the opportunity to do some service in my 3rd graders class this week. It was more of an eye opener than I thought it would be, because I work with preschool and younger children all day. The teacher had 3 different behaviorism theories going all day.

First the kids sit around tables and if the kids follow instructions and listening they would get a good behavior mark under their table. The whole table had to be listening and quiet to get the point.  Once they reach so many points they get a table party as their reward.That is where everyone brings a treat to share with their table the next day.

Another behaviorism was if the class was quiet they got a class point but when they acted up teacher got the point. Who ever got to 10 points first got to choose a reward like longer recess, no homework or some party at the end of the day. If teacher wins they get to wipe tables or help her with something. That was my favorite

The third behaviorism was for the child individually. Tickets were handed out for good behavior and then they could buy something at the class store later.

I liked the way the teacher encouraged good behavior at an individual level, and small group level and a whole class level. Showing kids that they have to be able to get along with others at different levels all through life.

I also noticed cognitivism  when they were learning about time and they had a project to color,  it was all different but they need to be the same so she walked them all through it step by step letting the behaving kids pick the color.

This was a good experience and I can't wait to see other ideas and teaching techniques.

Intro to Education #1 Assignment

I am choosing Parkview Elementary in Payson to do my service learning. Mainly because my kids are going there and I think it would be good for me to see them in action. Parkview is across from the city park. I used to take my kindergartens their for a picnic after school. I believe that is how the school got its name. Your view coming out of the school is the park. Paysons population is 19,154 and we have five elementary schools. Parkview is rated 5 out of 10 for good school rating. Springlake is rated 7. Parkview is the the middle as far as number of students enrolled with 611. Springlake has 821 and Taylor 552.

I plan on helping out in 3rd, 5th and 6th grade. And maybe if I can a first grade since that is the grade I would really like to teach. The students all live within walking distance or they are dropped off because the school does not offer bus services. I know a few families that live outside the boundaries but have requested to attend this school for different reasons. I know the kids come from average income families.

Service learning to me is doing a service for someone so you get the opportunity to learn about what they are doing. I like the idea of helping so I can learn. I have kids come to my business all the time looking for service so they can complete a school assignment. I think it helps us learn what other people are doing so we better understand what goes into their job or our future job.
Course learning is reading a book or getting information from another source about your topic. I couldn't read a book about teaching school and know personalities of the students and all the busy work behind that happens before, after and during school to make teaching successful.