Reaction to week 12 class.

I thought the observation exercise was very beneficial. It is always helpful to see another teacher and evaluate how they interact in the classroom. I learned about classroom presence from the organization of his classroom, and turning his back to some of the students. Also lesson plan ideas might be good on paper, but might not work out in the classroom which is what it seemed like to me. Business transactions at banks are very important, and being creative in creating an activity to simulate this type of activity could be very beneficial to the students if it is not overbearing. This type of activity might be more beneficial for adults than for adolescents because adults obviously are engaged in these types of activities. Adults most likely have some sort of business transaction experience and adults might be able to draw on this prior knowledge to help understand this type of lesson.

Interesting enough it was easy finding what was wrong with the lesson, but very difficult for me to think about what was good. It just kind of struck me that when I observe i should look at what they do bad and give feedback but also incorporate what they do well and maybe try to incorporate that into my lessons. You can evaluate yourself when evaluating others.