Direct Observation

-This video displayed how direct instruction is used in learning tasks like reading, pronunciation, and spelling. When the teacher asked the students to perform a task they could only participate when the teacher tapped on the desk. Students are only allowed to express what they know only when they are instructed to. When the students performed the task correctly, they were rewarded a point on the board. When they performed out of direct instruction, they earned a negative point. The teachers felt that this was an efficient approach to learning because the students are only allowed to say the right response.

2. What did you like and not like about the instruction shown in the video? Why?

-Overall, I did not like the method being used because it does not allow the student to be their own individual. I saw it as a military style method because they can only participate when demanded to. The tapping on the desk dehumanized the students as if they were animals because they can only respond to the teacher’s demand. I can see this as a classical conditioning method that doesn't indicate that the students are learning anything. They are only learning that they can speak when the teacher asks them to. Even the tone of the students came off as an uneasy feeling. They weren't enthusiastic when responding, simply because of the routine.
This day care strictly lets the children develop their own ideas and explanations for the word they view around them. There is no right or wrong in what the children create because it allows them to be proud of what they have created. It is important to let the children express themselves because they develop positive insight when solving problems. They also display the children's activities, explanations, and daily routines with pictures on the wall. This allows for visitors to have an insight on how the children process ideas and