Learning new things everyday

Everyday that I go to class I learn something new. Sometimes you say that but don't really mean it. You wouldn't expect it to happen in a Kindergarten classroom but it does. So far I have learned new things about each student, what their likes and dislikes are, who their friends are, a little about their families, and how they all learn best. Getting to know your students more and more everyday is so beneficial. I have seen the way that my CT is able to work in all different learning strategies to incorporate their different learning abilities or how they learn besr. She changes it up often, while also letting the children learn the way they do best by choosing different stations in the day, or given two options to do something on the same topic. This also helps so that the students are paying attention longer, because they like that they can do it, and it's something they may be interested in. This is also helpful knowing what their interest are because then she can incorporate them. She finds this out by survey, sharing time, asking them questions about their day, or then coming to tell her. I am impressed by the way that even when kids talk out of turn she does not get mad or tell them to talk about it later she normally asks them a question about it or comes back with a nice comment. This happens often and most of the time they are not discussing the topic at hand. It shows her patience and how you need it so much with younger grades. Also she lets things go right away. For instance if a kid is acting out and has to be told multiple times to stop doing something or to focus, still the next time they raise their hand she calls on them. My CT is able to brush it off which gives the students a feel of community in the classroom and that they can come to her for anything. It may be little ways she gets to know the kids or how she treats them but it all adds up to being a great educator.