Field Blog 1- Mayfield Middle School

Going into Mayfield Middle School, I can honestly say that I was a little bit nervous, but super excited to have the opportunity to be there. By the end of the fieldtrip, my thoughts about teaching middle school have changed. I can now say that I would potentially be interested in teaching middle school. Mayfield Middle School definitely puts their students first, and that was easily visible within the few hours we were at the school. I also noticed that there was an awesome working dynamic among the teachers, principals, and other staff members that is obviously important in a schooling environment. During this fieldtrip, I went into two seventh grade classrooms, one science and one social studies. In the science classroom, the students were working on a lab. They were engaged with this activity and were working with one another to get the job done correctly. The teacher was also there to help them with their work, and he seemed very friendly and open. The other classroom I went into was social studies and it was a completely different environment. In the social studies room, they were reviewing for the test so the teacher created a jeopardy game for the students to remember the information that they had learned. It seemed that all of the students were participating and enjoying the game, all while reviewing. Also, if the students did not know or understand something, their teacher went back to the notes pages or the book and told them where they could find that information. In this classroom, it was easy to see the relationship that the students had with their teacher. He was joking around with them, but he also had the students respect and authority. It was really neat to see the things that we have been learning in class, in an actual visible classroom setting.