Third+Montessori+Visit

Third Montessori Visit As I walked into the classroom of 4th, 5th, and 6th graders to observe them, I first noticed how the students were scattered throughout the room, everyone working on different things. I looked at the whiteboard, where the schedule was written, and noticed that they had work cycle from 8:30-10:45, where they can work independently, or can team up with other students. Even though the teacher was not on all of their cases, all of the students seemed to be getting work done, and were motivating themselves. The children chatted with each other at their tables but were able to bring themselves back to their work; most of the students were collaborating. On the board, was a list of everything due that week, and the students had the power to map out their path of getting them done. Also on the board was a place where the students could request lessons from the teachers. There are two teachers of the classroom I observed, one was giving lessons and the other was walking around the classroom offering one on one attention. These two teachers work off of each other. The experienced teacher is forced to explain what and why she is doing to the secondhand teacher, who has the opportunity to work under the master. There is a bell that both of them rang, and anyone in the classroom can ring, when the room becomes too noisy, and everyone in the room understands that they should quiet down.