Explain Any Challenges Which You Are Application To SI Lead

1. Describe any challenges you faced while taking the course for which you are applying to SI Lead. What were the challenges and how did you overcome them? BIO 1114 was a challenge for me personally because it was my first exposure to science at the college level. This true for many students. BIO 1114 taught me to believe in my ability to work hard in order to conquer any information that was put in my way. I remember watching my professor write the chemical reactions for cellular respiration, and thinking to myself I will never be a good scientist because I cannot learn that information. In order to overcome this challenge (which represents most challenges I had when dealing with hard classes) I had to do three main things. First figure …show more content…
In thinking about the students who typically take this course, what challenges may they face which you did not face? How will you help them overcome these challenges? Seeing students both in tutoring through the LASSO Center and tutoring through the group of students set up by Dr. French I have found that many students aren’t as driven to learn the material in the course because they could not engage with the material in an interesting way. The material presented in lecture format was not connecting with them in a way that motivated them to learn. This challenge can be overcome by figuring out what sparks a student’s interest. For example in LASSO tutoring I would often ask what students favorite sport was or what does the student want to do once the graduate in order to find areas the student in already encaged. By using examples from these areas to explain a concept I am able to channel that interest in basketball to now be projected onto photosynthesis for example. A student that is engaged in the material, and can understand how it is beneficial to their goals in life will be able to learn more material at a higher rate. This drive can easily any obstacle in the student’s