7th Grade Social Studies Class Observation

During my observation at Oak Park Middle, I observed a 7th grade Social Studies class. Most children n the classes I observed had African-American students. Two classes had to Hispanic girls. There was 31 boys and 13 girls all together in the three hours of classes I observed. The boys always greatly outnumbered the girls in the classes. I believe the students all came from similar socioeconomic background. The teacher was an African-American male. He had great control over his classroom and was able to connect with the children. He had a bellringer for them the first day I observed. The first and third class were quite rowdy when they came in and the teacher had to make them sit down and start their assignment. The second class was much more focused and sat down to their work with barely any instruction. The second observation I did, the students had to do a free write activity. The teacher was always helpful and explained the assignment thoroughly to the students before they started.
During my first observation the teacher set up a Jeopardy game for the students to play to review all they had learned so far that year. The students were separated into three groups and had to work together in their group to pick and answer a question. The first class got into an argument and he stopped the game to talk to them about working together
When I first entered the school the secretary helped me and brought me to the correct classroom with a smile and a good and professional attitude. When I met the teacher he was dressed professionally and was very welcoming into his classroom. He had great control over his classroom and every child respected him and listened to everything he had to say. The children would come in the classroom loud and he would settle them down and start them on their assignment. He would discipline the children correctly and after their chances they would get a write