High School Observation Review Paper
Reflection Paper: High School Observation Review
Angela Lewis
EDUC 1301
For my observation of the high school environment I went to McCallum High School, located in North West Austin off of North Lamar and West Koening streets. It gets its name after the first superintendent in the school district and is known for its Fine Arts Academy. The population of students for this four year high school is 1,617. In that population, the student body consists of 43% White, 5% Hispanic, 15% African American, and 7% Other. About 47% of the student body is economically disadvantaged and there is 12% in Special Education Programs. McCaullum High School was established in 1953 and definitely shows it. Walking through the hallways, I …show more content…
This fosters inclusion, affiliation, and mutual support students feel with one another. Mr. Underwood was great at this. During my observation, at the beginning of class he always greeted each student as they walked in. One girl in particular pulled him aside not to talk to him about the class subject, but about the Galactic Empire, a Start Wars reference, and he acknowledged, listened, and responded nicely. Understanding a sense of community and mutual support in a classroom means trying to build that relationship with each and every student. By doing that each student will feel welcome, accepted, and comfortable in the classroom. Also, the way Mr. Underwood set up his classroom allowed his students to help each other through each lesson. It built their social skills and cooperation with each …show more content…
Warmth and control, to me, meant how the teacher controlled his classroom with rules and guidelines and also the way he praised his students after a deed. In Mr. Kemp’s room, I felt he was a high control and low warmth kind of a teacher. I believe this because it was a very high task orientated class with a warm up at the beginning of class, notes to be filled out during class, and a quiz coming every week. Whenever he needed to discipline any student, it was in front of the whole class and there was some sort of extra homework or needing to stay after class. He did not praise the students very much at all. Lastly, a majority of the class was Mr. Kemp lecturing the students about the topic with little student-to-student
Angela Lewis
EDUC 1301
For my observation of the high school environment I went to McCallum High School, located in North West Austin off of North Lamar and West Koening streets. It gets its name after the first superintendent in the school district and is known for its Fine Arts Academy. The population of students for this four year high school is 1,617. In that population, the student body consists of 43% White, 5% Hispanic, 15% African American, and 7% Other. About 47% of the student body is economically disadvantaged and there is 12% in Special Education Programs. McCaullum High School was established in 1953 and definitely shows it. Walking through the hallways, I …show more content…
This fosters inclusion, affiliation, and mutual support students feel with one another. Mr. Underwood was great at this. During my observation, at the beginning of class he always greeted each student as they walked in. One girl in particular pulled him aside not to talk to him about the class subject, but about the Galactic Empire, a Start Wars reference, and he acknowledged, listened, and responded nicely. Understanding a sense of community and mutual support in a classroom means trying to build that relationship with each and every student. By doing that each student will feel welcome, accepted, and comfortable in the classroom. Also, the way Mr. Underwood set up his classroom allowed his students to help each other through each lesson. It built their social skills and cooperation with each …show more content…
Warmth and control, to me, meant how the teacher controlled his classroom with rules and guidelines and also the way he praised his students after a deed. In Mr. Kemp’s room, I felt he was a high control and low warmth kind of a teacher. I believe this because it was a very high task orientated class with a warm up at the beginning of class, notes to be filled out during class, and a quiz coming every week. Whenever he needed to discipline any student, it was in front of the whole class and there was some sort of extra homework or needing to stay after class. He did not praise the students very much at all. Lastly, a majority of the class was Mr. Kemp lecturing the students about the topic with little student-to-student