This week, there was not a lot for me to write about because of the limited time in our classroom. Lately, the main focus in our classroom is about the FCAT. The students have been working on worksheets related to the test and going to the computer lab to practice doing math on the computer. The level of stress for my teacher has risen, so there has been little to no time for Megan and I to teach. Since Social Studies has been put on the back burner, there hasn't been many opportunities for Megan and I to teach our lessons so we have to squeeze them in when we can. That has been somewhat frustrating, but we understand why the teacher is more worried about the other subjects. Thankfully, our teacher has given us the time to work on our inquiry projects. On Tuesday, we handed out our student survey to the students and received them back on Thursday in a timely manner. It was very interesting to read the students' responses about classroom management and what they knew were "expected" of them. I also asked them what an incentive would be for them to behave in a good manner, which again had some entertaining answers.  Then, on Thursday, we were given the chance to observe the other fifth grade classrooms (with the exception of Mrs. Burley...shes a grouch). All of the teachers have totally different teaching styles which was very helpful to see. Mrs. Roe is an absolute saint. Her personality and the way she interacts and manages her classroom is exactly the way I hope to do with mine in the future. After observing her classroom, I felt like I learned so much more about the way a classroom environment should and could be. In addition, the way she handles her students and can have fun with them while still being firm is the perfect balance.  While we were observing the classrooms, we were not able to actually interview the teachers like we originally planned. Instead, we gave them a questionaire that they could fill out on their own time. We hope to receive those back on Monday, just in time to organize all of our data.