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Reflection Paper: Observing Algebra 2

Brisa Miranda

Paris Junior College

EDUC 1301.200

Dr. Renfro

November 15, 2021

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Reflection Paper: Observing Algebra 2

For my observation hours in Early Field Experience, I went to North Hopkins High

School. I observed Algebra 2, 11th grade, and the teacher was Mr. Hicks. There were two classes

of Algebra 2: honors and non-honors, and both of the classes acted differently from one another,

which made me learn many things about my future in a classroom.

I have learned from the classroom observations that I can use in my future classroom. I

need to have patience with students because not all students know how to solve math problems.

Not all students will like you as a teacher, pay attention in class, or not do their work or turn it in.

Those few students will enjoy the teacher, listen in class, do their work, and turn it in.

I went every day for 14 days and got 21 hours. The first class was the non-honors.

Whenever the students walked into the classroom, they would grab the worksheet and get their

binders ready before the class started; Mr. Hicks would say, if you did not get the worksheet and

binder, go ahead and get them. Mr. Hicks would start the lesson, and the student would pay

attention in class, ask questions, and answer the question he asked. After each lesson, they would

work on their worksheet, and if they had questions, Mr. Hicks would help them out. For the

second class, it was honor students. Few of them would get the worksheet and binders before

class started. Mr. Hicks would say, if you did not get the worksheet and binder, go ahead and get

them. Then the rest of the class would get them. When Mr. Hicks started the lesson, few students

would pay attention, ask questions, and answer questions. Some students would be on their cell

phones. Mr. Hicks would tell them to put them away until the lesson was over, and then they

could use their phones. They would listen, but some students would get them back out as soon as

he returned to teach the class. After the lesson was over, they would work on their worksheet.
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Some of the students would work on them and turn them in, but some would say they were not

going to do it and get on their phones or talk to other students for the rest of the class period.

The learning style that Mr. Hicks appealed to was visual learning in these lessons. He

used visual learning by writing math problems examples on the board so everyone could see and

show how he was solving the problems to see what was happening in the math problems.

The lesson was teacher centered because he would be teaching the class core

requirements from the state that they want the students to know. I think that I saw essentialists

because of the core curriculum requirements, and they learn to gain knowledge and skills over

what they are learning in class.

In conclusion, For my observation hours in Early Field Experience, I when to North

Hopkins High school. I enjoyed observing at North Hopkins Algebra 2, 11 grade, with Mr.

Hicks. With the honors and non-honors students, they were different from one another. I learned

and understood a lot by watching in the classroom, and it helped me prepare for the future in a

school.