Teachers are often praised for their research in the classroom, but as soon as they start an observation system they are often admonished for being "irresponsible." Is that a fair assessment? In actuality, teachers don't spend much time observing their students. Teachers conduct daily classroom observations to keep their students safe and improve their education, not as a means of showing that they are unschoolers.
It is simply irresponsible to utilize a system that requires a "good teacher" to spend a large portion of the day in a small room observing her students. If you are a good teacher, then you are a teacher who can balance the needs of the student with the needs of the family and teacher. If you are not a good teacher, then you will be a teacher who is prone to making mistakes and acting irresponsibly.
The only time a teacher should use a classroom observation is when there is something dangerous occurring, which rarely happens. If your student is taking drugs, threatening to go off campus, or acting belligerent, then it is definitely a good idea to have a student on site to watch the classroom. A good teacher will intervene before this situation becomes out of control.
A good teacher never throws the student to the floor and scolds him or her for bad behavior. In fact, the student needs to feel comfortable that the teacher is watching the entire room and responding to all of the events taking place.
Some teachers believe that classroom observation allows them to evaluate the effectiveness of the classroom lesson and the teacher. This is not the case. The principal, the school administrator, or the administration at the school will likely take the first evaluation as a means of evaluating the student. The teacher never should be involved in the process of evaluating the effectiveness of the lesson or the student.
When students enter the classroom, they will see a teacher and a group of students all sharing information with each other. They will see the instructor handling the class, reading from a piece of paper, giving instructions, handing out a report card, and answering questions from the students. However, the student is never to be identified as the person watching the classroom.
Most students will keep quiet during the whole process, but some will engage in behavior that is disruptive behavior makes the situation out of control. The student can not be a risk to the student or to anyone else in the room. In fact, if the student engages in bad behavior, the school can remove the student from the room until the incident is resolved, but that is not the responsibility of the student.
If the student is disruptive, then the teacher must immediately intervene. The teacher must do so immediately in order to avoid any problems with the principal or the administration. Once the teacher has intervened and removed the student from the room, the teacher can then choose to observe the student again. On rare occasions, a teacher may choose to add the student to the class for the rest of the day, but a student is never to be enrolled in the class without the teacher's consent.
Teachers, in general, are not very emotional and will not appreciate an extensive classroom observation system. They should also be wary of their children's involvement with a system. Children, who may not even be enrolled in the class, should not be allowed to observe a class.
The student should never be allowed to sit in the teacher's seat, speak to the teacher, or take notes on the teacher's behalf. Even if the student has shown outstanding success in the class and has never been disruptive, the teacher should remove him or her from the room for the remainder of the day and make the student return to the room when they are done.
When a student can observe the class from a position outside of the classroom, they can benefit greatly from such an arrangement. When a student observes the classroom from a position of power and control, they are likely to be as disruptive and violent as they were before entering the classroom. An observation system is a positive option to a student who needs to feel safe and secure while on the school grounds.
It is simply irresponsible to utilize a system that requires a "good teacher" to spend a large portion of the day in a small room observing her students. If you are a good teacher, then you are a teacher who can balance the needs of the student with the needs of the family and teacher. If you are not a good teacher, then you will be a teacher who is prone to making mistakes and acting irresponsibly.
The only time a teacher should use a classroom observation is when there is something dangerous occurring, which rarely happens. If your student is taking drugs, threatening to go off campus, or acting belligerent, then it is definitely a good idea to have a student on site to watch the classroom. A good teacher will intervene before this situation becomes out of control.
A good teacher never throws the student to the floor and scolds him or her for bad behavior. In fact, the student needs to feel comfortable that the teacher is watching the entire room and responding to all of the events taking place.
Some teachers believe that classroom observation allows them to evaluate the effectiveness of the classroom lesson and the teacher. This is not the case. The principal, the school administrator, or the administration at the school will likely take the first evaluation as a means of evaluating the student. The teacher never should be involved in the process of evaluating the effectiveness of the lesson or the student.
When students enter the classroom, they will see a teacher and a group of students all sharing information with each other. They will see the instructor handling the class, reading from a piece of paper, giving instructions, handing out a report card, and answering questions from the students. However, the student is never to be identified as the person watching the classroom.
Most students will keep quiet during the whole process, but some will engage in behavior that is disruptive behavior makes the situation out of control. The student can not be a risk to the student or to anyone else in the room. In fact, if the student engages in bad behavior, the school can remove the student from the room until the incident is resolved, but that is not the responsibility of the student.
If the student is disruptive, then the teacher must immediately intervene. The teacher must do so immediately in order to avoid any problems with the principal or the administration. Once the teacher has intervened and removed the student from the room, the teacher can then choose to observe the student again. On rare occasions, a teacher may choose to add the student to the class for the rest of the day, but a student is never to be enrolled in the class without the teacher's consent.
Teachers, in general, are not very emotional and will not appreciate an extensive classroom observation system. They should also be wary of their children's involvement with a system. Children, who may not even be enrolled in the class, should not be allowed to observe a class.
The student should never be allowed to sit in the teacher's seat, speak to the teacher, or take notes on the teacher's behalf. Even if the student has shown outstanding success in the class and has never been disruptive, the teacher should remove him or her from the room for the remainder of the day and make the student return to the room when they are done.
When a student can observe the class from a position outside of the classroom, they can benefit greatly from such an arrangement. When a student observes the classroom from a position of power and control, they are likely to be as disruptive and violent as they were before entering the classroom. An observation system is a positive option to a student who needs to feel safe and secure while on the school grounds.
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