Observation In Middle School

Observational Reflection #3
Today during my observation I became against “hand raising”. I know that there were classes for me in middle school where students would just shout out an answer while others had their hand raised, thus defeating the purpose of hand raising. As a teacher I want my students to feel comfortable answering questions without necessarily raising their hands because of an incident I observed today. The student today during my observation that raised her hand to answer a question became irritated when she did not get the chance to answer it because another student blurted it out. So I will not make my students raise their hands to answer questions. I will explain this to my students because it may seem awkward for the students to stop raising their hand when I ask questions because they have done it for so long.
Having a determined set of rules or guidelines for my class will create a classroom atmosphere where students feel comfortable. At the middle school
I must admit that in the past I did participate in some teasing of other students and complaining about a few teachers that I have had. I have come to realize that it is not appropriate. As a future educator I believe there is a line that students should not cross when it comes to making fun of others or complaining about teachers. A student should never talk about other teachers in the building, especially in front of another educator. Respect is one thing I highly value and when someone does not show me respect I get upset. In the same regard, I try to show others the respect I want to receive. So with that being said I have started to work on a few repercussions for inappropriate behaviors in my class room that will hopefully prevent the students from acting out