Hej!

Today we had our first day of 'School Experience' in Bakkeskolen in Kolding. 

We, me and Alexiane (my fellow student from Switzerland), met group 1B (first grade, 7 years old) and 3B (third grade, 9 years old) supervised by Charlotte who teaches Danish.

These were my first impressions (OMG!):

• it's okay to walk around in the classroom while the teacher is talking or while she's giving instructions;
• it's okay to crawl on the desks, on the ground, on each other, ... while the teacher is teaching;
• it's okay to hug the teacher during the course;
• it's okay to burp ten times without a warning or a caution;
• it's okay to start the break 20 minutes before the bell rings if the children aren't 'attentive';
• it's okay to pick up the phone while you're teaching and then to leave the group alone in the classroom;
• it's okay to listen to music on a mp3 player in the classroom;
• it's okay to eat and drink as much as you want during class;
• it's okay not to open your workbook while the others are filling in two pages;
• it's okay to screw up a brand new schoolbook;
• ... the best is yet to come?

If these things would happen during my traineeship in Belgium, I'm sure it would be the end of my placement.

Is this really all okay? 

Some pupils haven't  done anything during the whole school day (8.15h - 12.30h) but walking around, chatting, drawing and getting bored.  Most of the pupils don't listen to what the teacher is saying. I feel sorry for the children who are able to really learn something. Does the teacher enjoy her job? 

I wonder how the next days will be...