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    The student observed a kindergarten classroom for 10 hours to gain insight into the struggles and rewards of being a teacher. Some challenges observed were keeping students focused and managing behaviors, as well as issues with lesson planning and lack of support from the school district. However, the student found working with children to be enjoyable and fulfilling. While they believe they would enjoy being a teacher, they were also made aware of the frustrations around compensation relative to the amount of time and schooling required for the profession.

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    The student observed a kindergarten classroom for 10 hours to gain insight into the struggles and rewards of being a teacher. Some challenges observed were keeping students focused and managing behaviors, as well as issues with lesson planning and lack of support from the school district. However, the student found working with children to be enjoyable and fulfilling. While they believe they would enjoy being a teacher, they were also made aware of the frustrations around compensation relative to the amount of time and schooling required for the profession.

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    The student observed a kindergarten classroom for 10 hours to gain insight into the struggles and rewards of being a teacher. Some challenges observed were keeping students focused and managing behaviors, as well as issues with lesson planning and lack of support from the school district. However, the student found working with children to be enjoyable and fulfilling. While they believe they would enjoy being a teacher, they were also made aware of the frustrations around compensation relative to the amount of time and schooling required for the profession.

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    Tapia 1

    Adina Tapia

    Ms. Sgobba

    EDU 201

    14 May 2022

    Field Observation Essay

    My experience during these 10 hours of observation were extremely beneficial. I learned

    a lot about what it actually takes to be a teacher and the struggles they have to go through on a

    daily basis as well as with the school district.

    Every day that I observed, there was at least one point during the day that she had to get

    the children to calm down and refocus. On some specific days, it would be very difficult for the

    students to stay focused and she would have to constantly repeat instructions and such. I could

    see that she would get frustrated as she had to tell the students, “We need to move forward, we

    have a lot of things to cover today.”

    During the teacher interview, my cooperating teacher explained to me the many struggles

    with the school district that she dealt with while becoming a teacher. She explained how she felt

    like she didn’t receive sufficient training on making lesson plans while in school and so when

    she became a teacher, she had little to no idea how to properly create a lesson plan. Another

    struggle she had was finding a school to stay at when she first became a teacher because of the

    strict rules the district had. She had taught in another state for her second year of teaching so

    when she came back to Nevada, she had a hard time finding a job again because the district saw

    that year in another state as a “gap” in her teaching. Overall, the district does not honor years

    taught in other states. She mentioned how another teacher at Hinman went through the same

    struggle when she moved here from California. That teacher had 20 year of experience in
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    California but when she came to Nevada, the district did not honor her previous teaching

    experience. So, the district saw her as a first year teacher and treated and paid her as that.

    Another struggle of teaching I noticed while observing is keeping up to date materials for

    the students. The teacher stated how she has to provide dry erase markers for the students as well

    as other things. She also has to create things such as reading worksheets for centers that keep the

    students engaged while still promoting learning.

    As mentioned before, there are many struggles of teaching that I noticed during these 10

    hours that I did not fully acknowledge before. But one positive thing I noticed during these 10

    hours was how much I love working with children! Although it may be difficult sometimes to

    keep everyone focused, it is so enjoyable when I get to see kids learn new things and get excited

    when they get a question right or finally understand a concept. It is very fulfilling to know that

    you are someone important in these children’s lives and that you are a role model for them. I

    believe I would do very well at the kindergarten grade level as well. This is their first official

    year in school and so they are very eager to learn and get excited when they learn something

    new.

    Overall, these 10 hours have taught me that I would probably love being a teacher and

    working with kids all day but I would get frustrated as well at the amount of time you have to put

    in the profession while not getting a lot of compensation for your hard work. By this I mean a

    generally low salary in comparison all the schooling that’s required to become an elementary

    school teacher.

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