for the same things (i.e. mommy, daddy, pets, food, etc.).
             The teacher was very outgoing and promoted a lot of hands on, and collaborative learning for the children. For example, when it was time for the English lesson, she wrote two incorrect sentences on the board, and had one student at a time go up to the board and correct one thing from one of the sentences. The teacher used a lot of instructive techniques with the children. When she assigned an activity to the children she first read the directions aloud to them and then showed them herself how they were to go about doing whatever it was they were to do. I had noticed that whatever the children had done, the teacher always made it a point to tell them what a good job they had done. For example, after the sentences activity on the board, she told the children to pat themselves on the back for a job well done. The students' faces lightened up when she said that; and not only did they pat themselves on the back, but they also gave their neighbor a pat on the back.
             The children in this second grade classroom were all very well behaved. First thing in the morning, a student comes over the loud speaker and recites the Pledge of Allegiance and all students in the school are to stand quietly at their seats. The children were all very respectable, as they stood by their seats and calmly recited the pledge. During the course of the class, teacher had to stop what she was saying to tell the children to stop whispering to each other. But as soon as she said "eye balls up front" they got quiet and the teacher was quickly able to go on with her lesson. During recess the children would play racing games, play catch, or jump rope. All of the children in the classroom got along as they did not form cliques with certain children. While watching these children interact with one another, I noticed how creative they can be. They were constantly making up their ...