Having standards in the classroom is important because prepare each individual student to succeed in over all life such as collage and a career. Within my placement I see many different things which includes them learning different things. I see them learn about math, art, language, music, and the world around them within different activities. Even though they learn about a variety of things there are certain subject matter standards that I see her teach more often. They do many things within the fine arts for examples drawing animals, shape designs, and even finger painting. The fine arts are important because it gets the kids artistic eye going and it's important to have art in ones life. Lately they have been doing lots of activities within mathematics. The other day they just learned about the number line and now are working on adding and subtracting using the number line. Mathematics is important because it used in everyday life for example telling time, using money, and even making decisions in ones life. Lastly I see English Language used when they read stories and learn about poetry and rhymes.
Even though many subject matter standards are being used within the classroom there is some I haven't seen at all. I haven't seen her teach Health Education, Science, and Social Studies. This I probably don't see this because they are just kindergartners and before they can get to these kind of topics they need to learn from the beginning.
I feel like the cooperating teacher feels like it's important to learn a variety of different standards and materials. The standardized testing helps not just students but teachers and families as well to learn and grow. Having a good way to test what students have learned through out the year to get ready for the next year. Since these kids are in kindergarten they haven't gotten a chance to go through such tests but will be ready to in the future.
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