During these nine weeks, I had a really interesting time being a Student Service Learner at my school. At times, working with the students in the class was pretty fun and a lot like working with your own friends. However, there were multiple times where it was completely difficult to work with them. Even though I had a short experience with the class for only half of the semester, I have learned what it takes to be an excellent, and successful, SSL.
Of my first days in Mrs. Pfaltzgraff’s class, I was pretty much nervous, but excited: I was actually going to help my fellow classmates! The subject of the class was Geometry, something I have learned a few years back when I was a sophomore. However, there was catch to this job: most of the students …show more content…
I realized that I actually have the skills to be leader, just by helping others out. I also realized that I have enough kindness and confidence to show the students with appropriate behavior and manners when in the classroom. To me, the most meaningful experience during my time as an SSL was most likely when a student that I was working with for a couple weeks became a good friend to me and got everything right on a test. It was the his first A so far, so he was very surprised. I felt that taking time and trying to help him review for that test really did the trick for him. When I first did this career field, I really didn’t know what to expect, but I read the rubric so I can be as polite and deferential as possible. Now that I have gone nine weeks with this job, I learned a lot about what it takes to be an SSL. You need to the patience to help a student out, even if they behave terribly on you. Sometimes they’ll realize that what they are doing is wrong once you start ignoring their verbal violence, and they’ll respect you since they actually do need help. I have had that happen to me during my experience, and the student is a bit more thankful for me helping them with an assignment or something. I feel that she realizes that she won’t get any better at anything if she gets some
Of my first days in Mrs. Pfaltzgraff’s class, I was pretty much nervous, but excited: I was actually going to help my fellow classmates! The subject of the class was Geometry, something I have learned a few years back when I was a sophomore. However, there was catch to this job: most of the students …show more content…
I realized that I actually have the skills to be leader, just by helping others out. I also realized that I have enough kindness and confidence to show the students with appropriate behavior and manners when in the classroom. To me, the most meaningful experience during my time as an SSL was most likely when a student that I was working with for a couple weeks became a good friend to me and got everything right on a test. It was the his first A so far, so he was very surprised. I felt that taking time and trying to help him review for that test really did the trick for him. When I first did this career field, I really didn’t know what to expect, but I read the rubric so I can be as polite and deferential as possible. Now that I have gone nine weeks with this job, I learned a lot about what it takes to be an SSL. You need to the patience to help a student out, even if they behave terribly on you. Sometimes they’ll realize that what they are doing is wrong once you start ignoring their verbal violence, and they’ll respect you since they actually do need help. I have had that happen to me during my experience, and the student is a bit more thankful for me helping them with an assignment or something. I feel that she realizes that she won’t get any better at anything if she gets some