Monday, April 30, 2012
A Good First Day
My first day of project went very well, and has left me with much enthusiasm. When I arrived in the morning, my sponsor greeted me with a warm welcome. She gave me a quick tour of the school building and introduced me to faculty along the way. Everyone was very supportive and encouraging. In the morning, I observed both seventh and eight grade social studies classes. The seventh grade is currently studying the American Revolution, while the eight grade is studying the Civil War. In each of the six classes, I introduced myself to the students and answered a few questions. Today I was given the responsibility of proctoring a study hall and I was able to help several students with their math homework. After the study hall, the eight graders were fitted for their graduation gowns and had a practice Liturgy in the church for the upcoming May Crowning ceremony. I must admit that it was quite a challenge to organize so many students who are all socializing when you are asking them to listen and follow directions. At the end of the day, my sponsor gave me flowers for my own desk that she had provided for me. I look forward to tomorrow and the remainder of my project!
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Morgan, I thought second graders were hard to work with...I can't imagine working with six classes of seventh and eighth graders! Where are you teaching?? Hopefully the kids learn to listen to you! It would be cool to compare stories of working with the kids of different ages and to see how the maturity (or lack thereof) etc. compares!
ReplyDeleteI'm helping teach social studies at St. Barnabas School. The seventh graders are actually very sweet and listen well when I am working with them. I haven't had as much of an opportunity to work with the eight graders, but I get the feeling that they are ready (or at least they think so) to move on to high school. In the little I have worked with the eighth graders, I have noticed that they try to push the limits and get away with thing that they are not supposed to be doing. At times, I'm sure, the second graders your working with are probably even more mature than the seventh and eighth graders!
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