Reflection on the Article

I found it interesting that the article was aimed at garnering as much information from your field experiences with master teachers as possible, and yet on page 13 pointed out all of the varying possibilities for how these teachers typically mess up their classrooms. Backed by research nonetheless. Of course every teacher has their own biases, they know their classroom, their students, and their school better than the outside observer ever will. However, I found it quite interesting- and explanatory- that teachers very rarely are then being observed critically, or observing other teachers in their classrooms once they are already teaching.

The article went on to talk about the busyness of the classroom and how teachers can very rarely take the time to recognize their teaching mistakes or think of alternative methods. I am eager to see other classrooms and teachers to have the cross-comparison of styles, methods, and abilities. The 8 areas of observation noted reflected what we talked about in class yesterday. From that discussion, I believe we collectively touched on all 8 areas. I will be sure keep in mind which areas I want to focus on as the age of my students changes throughout the semester.