REFLECTION ON CLASSROOM ROUTINE

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 08-04 2022

REFLECTION ON CLASSROOM ROUTINE

              From all the lessons I have observed, I have noticed that the students who come very early have a session with another teacher in another room, while waiting for their teacher. There is no specific routine to follow before entering the class or when the teacher comes in. on the door, it is clearly written that no one enters the class during lessons, it could probably be for visitors because latecomers usually enter and simply move silently to their desk without distracting the others. They take permission before going to the toilet or when they need to go out. However, the rule is that if they come more than 15 minutes late after the break, they have to go to the head teacher to justify their late coming and be given a note authorizing them to attend the lessons.

About the homework policy, it was interesting to find out that the teachers don’t give homework. According to my Mentor’s explanations, they have more than enough time to finish all the tasks in school, and added to this, Grade 7 has two English teachers to cover the year’s curriculum. They have 6 hours of English Language lessons per week, almost double the average number of hours in schools in Poland. So, no need for any homework that will overwhelm the students. I pretty much share this point of view because the lesson is made up of considerable tasks and practices, and with enough time for feedback, it is enough for the students to assimilate the content. It also reduces the teacher’s workload in designing homework and maybe taking them home to mark. This is why to compensate for this, the teacher takes her time to give feedback, discuss mistakes with each student, point out their strengths and weaknesses, enabling the students to share their opinions about specific tasks, and eventually follow up with the students until they meet the goal. This provides more opportunities for more scaffolding and helps to build a stronger relationship with the students individually.

 If the students can’t finish their work on time, they will have to carry it over, and the result will be that they will have more work to complete during the next lesson, and the teacher rigorously ensures this. for some students who finished earlier, T sent them to go and meet some of the ss who were not through with their work and share their opinion about what they had done so far. When the time elapsed, only all those who finished could go out for a break, while the rest had to continue working.

During the lesson, if students need help to complete the task, they put their hands up, just call the teacher, or simply move to her table to ask their questions. I like this flexibility because the shy students can express themselves and seek help without being ashamed or feeling bad about their ignorance for example in front of their peers. On the part of the teacher, to draw the students’ attention or announce the end of an activity, she starts counting down, and the students focus on her. She may also explicitly announce the next step or stand up to talk with the students.





 

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