My Observation Essays

My Observation Essays My Observation Essay My Observation Essay Name: Instructor: Course: Date: My Observation 1.35 pm- I arrived at the p.s 120 schoolyard located at the back and stood at the middle. From this position, I could notice everything that happened all around me. The first thing I noticed was that there were several parents also at the schoolyard pacing about and waiting patiently. There were several exits at the back of the school building that led into the schoolyard. The schoolyard also had a paddleball court. 1. 38pm- A security officer strolled into the schoolyard to inspect the area. After making his rounds, he went and stood at the center back of the schoolyard. 1.43 pm- I was still at the schoolyard when three classes made their way to the schoolyard from the exit door at left backside of the yard. The three classes then lined up in different areas in front of orange cones. Each grouping was representative of the different classes. Each class had two lines, one for the boys and the other for the girls. Even though the children were supposed to stand in line and remain orderly, that was not the case. Some of the children were leaning on the fence; others were jumping all over the place as they threw and swung around their book bags, but other children behaved correctly and remained orderly. The parents who stood at schoolyard moved forward to pick up their children, but before they could take them away, they had to sign a sheet of paper for the teacher who was supposed to release the children to them. The children were then released and the children went away with their respective parents and guardians. 1.45- A similar scenario took form once more. Three more classes came out into the schoolyard only this time they came in from the center exit located at the back of the schoolyard. Once more, the three classes lined up separately in front of the orange cones. Each class again had two lines, one for the boys and the other for the girls just like the previous group that came before them. In a similar fashion like the other lot, some children were behaving in a disorderly manner and some were orderly. The parents and guardians then moved forward, signed a sheet of paper and the children released to them by the teacher while the security officer kept a close watch of what was happening. 1.50pm- A teacher and the school security officer were speaking to a man who was recording his children as they came out of the school. The teacher and the security officer requested the man to put away his phone and stop recording since it was against school policy to record within the school vicinity. It also made other parents uneasy since they felt that the man was recording their children. In fact, it was a mother brought the issue to the attention of the teacher and the school security officer in the first place. After the conversation, the man put away his phone. 1.58- Three more classes came out. This time round, they came from the right exit located at the back of the schoolyard. There were still other parents in the schoolyard waiting for their children to come out. The children in a similar fashion like the rest of the groups stood in front of the orange cones under the direction of their teacher. The children made two lines each for the different classes. One line was meant or the girls and the other for the boys. Parents again went forth to pick up their children and just like the other parents and guardians, they had to sign a sheet of paper before the children were released. The teacher then released the child to their respective parents and guardians.