Classroom Observation
Observational Study
We all live in a world where we focus on tomorrow and what will happen next. We don’t take the time to look around and try to make sense of the things we see. We need to slow things down, just watch, and then think of why we do the things we do or why we interact in the ways we do. As I did my observation, my goal was to see how individuals interacted with others through the use of their space.
The main entrance has a ramp and two newspaper dispensers outside; a Christmas tree is in a window. There is a main dining area to the left and a larger dining area past that. To the right is a register and further down, a counter where you can sit and eat. Behind the counter are glass plates with designs of hot air balloons, perched …show more content…
The man had gray hair and wore glasses and the woman had short, brown hair and wore glasses. They looked around for an empty booth and walked towards one across the room from my mom and me; there was also one behind my mom that was empty. The man let the woman sit first before he moved to the other side, took his jacket off, and sat down himself; she kept her coat on. The woman sat in the booth with her back to the entrance, and he sat facing the entrance. They both rested their forearms on the table as they talked to each other. The waitress brought them waters and came back a second time to take their orders. As the man talked to the woman, he was tapping his hand on the table. She was sitting straight up, held his eye contact, and leaned in towards the table as she listened to him.
A couple booths away, two elderly men who seemed to be older than 60, were sitting across from each other. Both had gray hair, wrinkles, and both wore glasses; the man with his back to the entrance had a mustache. The man who sat facing the entrance was wearing a winter hat with flaps on the side and on the front as they ate lunch. They both chewed slowly and seemed to talk very little. The man wearing the winter hat looked around the room when they weren’t talking to each other. When the waitress came to their table, they both smiled at her as they spoke with
We all live in a world where we focus on tomorrow and what will happen next. We don’t take the time to look around and try to make sense of the things we see. We need to slow things down, just watch, and then think of why we do the things we do or why we interact in the ways we do. As I did my observation, my goal was to see how individuals interacted with others through the use of their space.
The main entrance has a ramp and two newspaper dispensers outside; a Christmas tree is in a window. There is a main dining area to the left and a larger dining area past that. To the right is a register and further down, a counter where you can sit and eat. Behind the counter are glass plates with designs of hot air balloons, perched …show more content…
The man had gray hair and wore glasses and the woman had short, brown hair and wore glasses. They looked around for an empty booth and walked towards one across the room from my mom and me; there was also one behind my mom that was empty. The man let the woman sit first before he moved to the other side, took his jacket off, and sat down himself; she kept her coat on. The woman sat in the booth with her back to the entrance, and he sat facing the entrance. They both rested their forearms on the table as they talked to each other. The waitress brought them waters and came back a second time to take their orders. As the man talked to the woman, he was tapping his hand on the table. She was sitting straight up, held his eye contact, and leaned in towards the table as she listened to him.
A couple booths away, two elderly men who seemed to be older than 60, were sitting across from each other. Both had gray hair, wrinkles, and both wore glasses; the man with his back to the entrance had a mustache. The man who sat facing the entrance was wearing a winter hat with flaps on the side and on the front as they ate lunch. They both chewed slowly and seemed to talk very little. The man wearing the winter hat looked around the room when they weren’t talking to each other. When the waitress came to their table, they both smiled at her as they spoke with