Case Study vs. Field

1. What can the children in your field classroom do that your case study child might not be able to do yet?

There are many things that students in my field classroom could do that my case study child could not to. I was in a second grade field classroom and my case study child was three years old. My field classroom students could sit down, being given instructions, and complete a task. The second graders are very independent, but they also know how to share and communicate with other students in the class.
The three year olds have a very short attention span and had difficulty focusing on one task. They needed to have many different choices, and short activities to participate in. The three year olds had great difficulty communicating their feelings and emotions with their peers, and often resulted to hitting each other.

2. What differences do you notice in the way the primary grade classrooms are structured in comparison to ECDC?

The primary grade classroom is much more structured and organized, where as ECDC has stuff all over the place. ECDC reminds me of organized chaos. There are activities, games, and centers everywhere but they are organized and clean. There are many opportunities and areas to play in the ECDC classroom, where as in the field classroom the students are pretty much confined to their desks.