Observation Exercise

After being pushed by Aileen to ask Dr. K if we could observe his students, we walked into Ken 2NN. Tables were laid around the room, forming a square, chairs were placed behind the tables and several seats were empty. Dr. K had his bag and several papers lay out in his table. I decided to go to this classroom with Dr. K in order to observe how much students actually pay attention in Dr. K’s office.

After walking in Ken 2NN, Aileen and I quickly walked to the center of the room and sat in the far left of the table. I decided to sit in the center of the room in order to (a)be able to hear noises coming from each angel of the room (b) have the opportunity of smelling different scents as I walked in and out of the classroom (c) be able to see different facial expressions, hand movements. During the observation, I was very objective. I did not speak nor did I make a noise. I wished to capture as much as possible while remaining silent. So, as I remained silence in Dr. K’s classroom, my only resource was a paper, a pen and my five senses. Each note that I took was taken in bullet points, in the back of a paper, going green.

As I walked into the room, I observed how each individual raised their heads and looked at me; they were observing me also. Dr. K was calling out names, chairs scratched in the floor, footsteps, and the grabbing of a paper was also heard. Names continued to be called and repetitive sounds continued to be heard. After Dr. K finished calling out names, several students were observing their paper. Dr. K was returning each student an exam. Several students had their head down, as if disappointed; several students were discussing their answers; several students just placed the paper in the table and began to speak about a topic not related to school.