Journal Entry #10

Kidwatching is simply closely watching or paying attention to children's learning processes in the different settings. We are taught in so many of our classes that knowing our student's is very important to teaching, if we know our students than many other things will come much easier. An example of this that happen in my clinical today was that my teacher said that she will monitor the student progress because she knows when they will be finished because she knows the student better than I do. By kidwatching this will help you plan your curriculum and how your day will be ran. Kidwatching is informed by the cultural difference theory because it allows the teacher to see how students learn in the various ways. Background knowledge and also learning abilities play a role in how a student learns, but the students' culture can also play a large influence in how the child may learn.