When I walked into Goodhue for the second time this semester, I was greeted warmly like I had been in my previous visits. My third graders who I had bonded with last semester swarmed me with hugs and greetings. They asked me to stay with them for the day, but I ended up staying with the kindergarten class. The kindergarteners ate snack in the gym while we waited for all of the other buses to arrive. We stayed there for a little while, then we went into another building to go to homework time. The children sat at three different tables that were picked by their teacher and did their homework. They got help from myself and the three other instructors. Most of the children had the same homework sheet, which was a sheet with different letters. …show more content…
Through working with children at Goodhue it was easy to see children’s primary and secondary emotions. Sometimes children were happy other times sad. To go deeper, sometimes children were envious of other children and what they had compared to what they didn’t. Working with children, these emotions are made obvious, especially when you get to know how a student normally act on a daily basis. While working in Goodhue, there is an obvious diversity like we spoke about in class. There are different types of diversity, such as race, socioeconomic status, financial circumstances, etc. These may be obvious through physical appearance, but not always. Some diversity can be seen through a child’s performance in the classroom. If a child is worried about being hungry or issues at home, they may not be able to focus on school and get left behind. During class we spoke about self-control. It is obvious that some students have better self-control than others. Some students can control their emotions and feelings. For example, if a student is upset at a teacher, they do not scream and yell at them if they have good self-control, they handle the situation in a civil manner. In Goodhue, there was obvious teacher-student relationships as we spoke about in class. In order to form these bonds with their students, the teachers many things, such as being sensitive, learning about child development, etc. These strong bonds between student and teacher help to ensure academic success. This is because when a student has a connection or bond with a teacher, they are more open to ask questions and feel like they can come to their teacher for help. It was also observed that many students had attachments to objects and people. Some students sit around silent until reunited with their parent. While their parent is gone, they are unwilling to explore. On the other hand, some students are open to exploring and other activities while