tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424089475889306700.post4436151125411725000..comments2023-06-02T03:53:48.320-07:00Comments on Sharing my life: Observing a lesson... what a topic!Maria Lorena Reciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930907133383067337noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424089475889306700.post-27085429692978872262007-06-08T02:15:00.000-07:002007-06-08T02:15:00.000-07:00My esperience, Lore, has been that I end up teachi...My esperience, Lore, has been that I end up teachingmy class a better lesson when there is an observer around... Reeling observed leads me to monitor my teaching more enthusiastically!<BR/>I guess the key difference would lie in whether the teacher just "feels observed", or actually ends up "teaching for the observer", instead of just teaching her class (as on any other day!).<BR/><BR/>Enjoy sitting in on lessons!<BR/><BR/><I>Gladys</I>Gladys Bayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10637060860005714720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424089475889306700.post-73311105684870270682007-06-06T11:42:00.000-07:002007-06-06T11:42:00.000-07:00It could be that she would feel rather unnatural b...It could be that she would feel rather unnatural but it depends on the person you are observing. I believe that if a teacher is anxious and doesn't know why you are there, she might behave differently anyway. <BR/>As regards your second observation, I think the teacher is not likely to behave as usual (at least at the beginning) because, like it or not, you have someone that doesn't belong in the every day class. So it is very difficult to see when a person is behaving in the ordinary way. I would love to be a fly and see what some teachers "really" do.<BR/>The bottom line is that observing a lesson will be always profitable, no matter whether the teacher is performing for the observer or behaving in her usual way.Maria Lorena Reciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05930907133383067337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424089475889306700.post-53914232512943313952007-05-31T15:12:00.000-07:002007-05-31T15:12:00.000-07:00Some researchers believe, Lore, that letting the t...Some researchers believe, Lore, that letting the teacher know what you plan to observe is bound to affect her teaching, thus making "natural" observation impossible... What do you think about this?<BR/><BR/>I also wanted to ask you: <BR/>Do you think there might be any advantages to the teacher not "behaving the way she usually does", precisely because there is an observer in class?<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to reading your answers!<BR/><BR/><I>Gladys</I>Gladys Bayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10637060860005714720noreply@blogger.com