Classroom observation On two different days, several observations took place in two different types of environment. I observed a teacher and her students in a second grade elementary school as well as a teacher and her students aged 18 months to two years in a daycare setting. I observed the environment and the interaction of the teacher and his students. Although both are learning environments, they have some similarities and differences. The first observation of each classroom environment was the demographics. In the second grade class [Add a comma (Use a comma to emphasize most introductory material)] I learned that 10% were dyslexic, 35% from special education, 60% black, 30% Hispanic, 5% white and 5% other. The demographics of the daycare environment are different from those of the second grade classroom because students in the daycare classroom were categorized only by race and gender. The daycare class was 55% Hispanic, 25% Black, 12% White, 8% other, 65% male, and 35% female . The second observation concerns the management style of teachers. The similarities between the two environments were that they both had rules and a positive and negative reward system. Both environments allowed children to try to make good choices by establishing rules. The difference between the two environments was how the rules were stated and the plan of action if the rules were violated. In the middle of 2nd grade, the teacher reviewed the classroom rules daily at the beginning of each day to refresh each student's memory. The rules were written in the middle of a sheet of paper. They were also used during free time when the teacher gave the students this opportunity. In both environments, I also observed some things I didn't expect. When I was in second grade, I noticed that the teacher would sometimes ignore a child when he was behaving and compliment another student on his performance. What shocked me the most was how the child noticed and corrected his behavior on his own. What was shocking in the on-call room was the free time compared to actual class time. These two observations show similarities and differences. The similarities are that they both want to provide the best care, learning experience, and learning environment for children. The difference lies in the method by which each institution delivers the learning experience and learning environment..