Field Reflection

For my Field Study Day I volunteered in a great teacher's third grade classroom. I won't forget the enthusiasm of the students when their teacher told them that I was going to be helping out for the day. The first thing that I did was introducing myself and saying three things about me. The teacher then came to me and explained how the day was going to go. The plan was to start with math then move on to reading before resses started. This was my favorite aspect of the day because I got to watch them follow along and the excitement of the kids that wanted to get picked to read next. I got to listen to them helping each other figure out answers to the questions about the book. They were also telling each other where they found those answers while in their table groups. I told them how useful it is to practice here because of how many times I use it now. The rest of the day I helped the kids work through thing from math to problems at the …show more content…
When I volunteered at the school some of the people there ,such as the students, parents, staff, and other volunteers, witnessed me experience something different and it might encourage them to volunteer. With all of the commotion they had when i was helping they not only learned about academics but i could have motivated them to volunteer someday as well. According to pointsoflight.org “Volunteering helps to foster greater trust among citizens and developing norms of solidarity and reciprocity that are essential for stability”. I think that this quote means that If your community members or even citizens of the U.S see you participating and volunteering to help others you will gain trust and be thought of as more responsible to them. Volunteering also can help point out some of the problems that are in your community. Me volunteering may cause the students and parents who saw me to try and come together and solve their own community