Teacher Observations from St. Andrews

Unfortuantly, the lack of a positive environment and teaching diversity was what i experienced in my practicum. The effects of these actions by the teacher had a negative affect on the class. The students were afraid to make mistakes in the pe setting--the kids were motivated to "not" break the rules or make a mistake and get humiliated, rather than perform the skill.
On first impression i was disappointed in how the teachers related to and taught the children. i thought what we were taught for the last four years was could be thrown out the door. i believe the teachers i worked with would be alright people outside the class room, but im sure glad i was not one of their students. i learned that i will not teach this way and if i ever do ill leave the profession. i was also realized i was happy because i did not spend thousands of dollars on my childrens education to expose them to teachers as such.