I REALLY enjoyed the experience I had at Dwight Elementary School. I did my student teaching in Windham, and being at Dwight Elementary reminded me how much I love urban schools. The kids I worked with were really great--both students were very cooperative and enthusiastic. Even though my experiement was very simple, the students like it.
Both students made different predictions about the experiment, so one student was able to validate his prediction and the other had to explain why his prediction was incorrect. I think both students enjoyed doing the experiment, so I was very happy with how everything went. One problem I didn't forsee, however, was that the floor in the hallway was really uneven, so it was hard to roll the ball accurately.
Another thing I found interesting was that both students loved my computer! Both of them wanted to touch it and type something on it. I let them type something on it, and they both enjoyed that as well.
Dwight seems like a really great school with wonderful students. I'm glad we had the opportunity to visit and work with some students there!
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Going to Dwight reminded me of how much I enjoy working with elementary students. They impress me every time I work with them, they say the best things and are just so excited about life!
I agree with your comment about how fun urban environments can be. I did my student teaching at E.O. Smith (Definitely not urban) and am now in East Hartford. Both urban and suburban school systems present challenges, but what I enjoy in urban schools is the cultural diversity.
I think it is interesting that they were so enthusiastic to be able to use your computer. They probably do not have access at home and the school's computer resources are probably very limited. I wonder how much difference more computer access could make.
I am interning in East Hartford and I have found that those students love computers as well. They do not have access to them in their classrooms and I brought mine in one day to show them a picture of something and they wanted to touch it and type on it as well. I wish more urban schools were able provide students with these experiences with technology because they are so interested and excited about it!
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