Day #7

I enjoyed the meeting with Dr. Foley. It was nice to set some goals to strive towards. My goals are to first, observe Mrs. Stewart teaching math so that I might learn her strategies at helping students understand new concepts. Second, learn new techniques to transition the students more smoothly from one activity to the next. Third, to participate in a teacher/parent meeting.

I had the opportunity to observe a meeting between Mrs. Kester and the principal, Mrs. Chattam. Mrs. Kester is concerned about one of the students who doesn't seem to be academically, developmentally or socially ready for 1st grade. She thinks that he needs another year of Kindergarten. She informed Mrs. Chattam of the circumstances before her meeting with the parents. She needs the full support of the principal before undertaking such a task. I thought Mrs. Chattam did a good job of considering both sides of the situation. We will meet with the parents next week.