What is the most important thing you have learned during fieldwork observation? Why?

What is the most important thing you have learned during fieldwork observation? Why?

What I feel the most important thing I have learned during my fieldwork observation is that every student is different.  They all are learning at different levels.  This is important to know because when you are preparing a lesson you have to make sure each student will be able to complete the tasks and understand.  You have to accommodate each students needs.  Another important thing that I have learned is how to manage the classroom.  If you want the students to accomplish a task a certain way you need to teach and show by example. 

I loved to see how friendly the students were and willing to accept help from a student teacher.  They wanted to read to me and have me help them with their writing.  I loved to see start to understand a concept after I helped explain/work through it with them.  There are many roles for a teacher.  They need to be prepared and have the assignments ready for the students to work on.  They are a role model for each student and you don't realize how much they admire the teacher.  I was able to observe in a 5th grade class and a 2nd grade class.  There was some differences but for the most part, the students wanted to learn in both settings.  Teachers had to put forth a lot of effort and to encourage the students in their efforts to succeed.  The teachers have a great responsibility but they really do care for their students.