EDUCATION
Based on Interviews of Two Schools and Their Impact on Future Work as an Educator
A school community encapsulates people that are intimately related to each other, such as teachers, students, administrators, and families of the students. It sometimes includes people from different backgrounds, cultures and ethnicities that gather at one place for a specific period of time to gain knowledge and interact on daily basis (Redding, 1991, p. 7). This paper makes comparisons of two selected schools after making observations of the communities within and conducting interviews with one adult of each school. The further sections of this paper discuss the observations and their impact on being a future educator or member of school community.
Comparison and Contrast of the Salient Aspects of Two Schools
The two selected schools were of comparable stature and in the same region. The observations, however brought to fore some individual aspects over and above their expected commonalities; They are enlisted in the following sections:
School Buildings
The school buildings of both the schools were quite large as both of them were the main branches within the city. The largeness of the buildings depicted that they had a large number of school children along with numerous staff members for the purpose of catering to the need of children, administration and teaching. The building of one school was painted white while the building of another one was built with brown bricks only.
Classrooms
As the size of both the school was large, the classrooms inside their respective building were spacious too. The classrooms of the first school had the capacity of twenty pupils while the other one had twenty-five chairs. The aim behind keeping the restricted number of chairs within classroom is that the teacher would be able to concentrate on a limited number of pupils so that each student gets his due attention. The classrooms had wooden one arm chairs that had a small table built on the right hand side. The rooms had white boards for the teachers. The idea behind having white boards in the classes was to avoid chalk-dust caused when using blackboards, chalks and dusters. Furthermore, there were no charts and displays of any pictures within the classrooms since the classrooms of the junior classes were decorated while such decorations were not needed in the classrooms of secondary school children.
Likewise, the school banners and emblems were drawn on the school board of both the branches for the identification of their brand names. The slogans were written underneath their school names. Multicultural arts could be seen when we first enter the school, especially in their lobbies and near principal offices of both the institutions. The student art was clearly exhibited outside their art classes so that professional artworks of the students could be displayed if anyone from outside the school visits those premises.
Demeanor of the Students
The demeanor of the students in both of the schools was confident and outspoken. As both of the schools under observation were top in education; hence the educational status and self-assured attitude was reflected among the students of both the branches. The schools taught students how to express their ideas and have conviction in their actions (Sleigh & Ritzer, 2004). The bold outlook was visible in student of both school through their way of mannerisms and interaction etiquette. On the other hand, when any teacher passed them by, the students adopted a respectful behavior towards them. Moreover, when students at the cafeterias of both the schools were observed, the same restfulness was shown to their older managers of the cafes. This showed that although these schools taught students self-reliance in their lives and the world but trained them to respect their teachers and elders.
Student-Teacher Rapport
As mentioned above, the student-teacher relations were highly respectful in both of the schools. The students knew how to talk softly with their teachers and not to argue with them unnecessarily. In the first school, however, the interviewee mentioned an example where a student was caught misbehaving with the teacher. He was punished severely by keeping in detention for a week. His parents were called to notify them about his actions along with the reason for his staying late at school.
Parent-Teacher Rapport
Based on the learnings of the interviews in both schools, the parent-teacher rapport of the schools was equally pleasant since the schools thrived on the philosophy that the parents should be aware of their child's progress in education and behavioral improvements. Therefore, parent-teacher meetings are...
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