FieldPost 4

Beachwood High School (Day 2)

 

                                      

 

 

In my second day of observations for Mrs. Buddenhagen's classes it was a simple day of school for students. So far, observations have prove to show me that I have chosen the right major that fitted me and that I knew I would be happy doing.

 

Observations: Mrs B's 10th grade Sociology class

• very small class - about 10 students
• watching a documentary on PBS called "Generation Like", a video about how the latest generations of adolescents have become so attached to the new technology of the 21st century like social media
• they have many discussions about how this generation use of technology and social media has succumbed to having that feeling of being "liked"
• also how advertising has affected the way companies try to get their product out to the consumers
• I noticed the girl in the class for Mrs. B has a hearing impairment and has a personal translator by using sign language to translate what Mrs. B is saying

Observations: Mrs. B's 9th grade World Studies class

• an average sized class of 16 students
• learning of the battle for Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima
• every student has a laptop and uses it to watch short videos and go on an HBO website that takes them into and interactive "play by play" of what went down at Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima
• the students were to take notes from the videos and interactive website
• very well behaved class
• the rules for cell phones here at the school seemed to be very relaxed.

This was mostly a day of discussion for the students and a lot of interesting topics that had to do a lot with our lives. That is the thing about history is it always has something to relate to our lives and always has an impact.