November Observation I
I walked to Mr. Roberson’s creative arts class, as per usual, on November 30th. As I approached the door, the lights were off. I was really confused, until I saw the movie Coco playing on the front screen. The kids had a half day, so periods were shorted, about twenty-five to thirty minutes each. I got to see second and third period that day instead of first and second. Third period was a planning period though, so my observation was cut short. That’s okay, there is always plenty to see during second period. My favorite class! I could tell they were bored. There was shuffling of chairs and chattering. They didn’t care about Coco, while I was fully entranced by the little half boy half skeleton. I didn’t turn around to look, but I heard the rowdy boys behind me getting a little too excited about whatever they were discussing. One of them exploded. Not quite yelling, but talking very loudly; way louder than the rest of the group of boys. He was being silly, I had heard his voice before. He was one of the ones that Roberson had to speak to many times per class. Roberson called his name, a warning to settle down. The student was familiar to me as one of the several class clowns of period two. He is a student that needs to stay busy. Not with busy work, but with purposeful tasks to encourage his learning. Whether that be a skill or concept. Tovani alludes to purpose on the top of page 88. She tells us that students need “‘compelling reasons why the learning matters’” (Tovani 88). This student needed something other than Coco to keep him occupied.
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