How Do Little Jags Influence Adult Learning

While coordinating and overseeing this project, I learned many things. I not only learned about myself, but about the people who volunteered to help and the Little Jags. I learned that a little help and an extra push goes a long way in a child’s life. The teachers do genuinely care about them and want them to succeed, but sometimes, they just cannot give them the help that they need, simply because there is one teacher and too many students.
I have learned tons just by watching the Little Jags and how they function. They are only children, and I truly believe they should be expected to learn like children. They should be held to certain standards, but a little fun added to the monotony of basic learning can be very beneficial to the child’s …show more content…
The Little Jags are learning and retaining information better—which is improving their classroom performance considerably. They understand what they are being taught, and even though a little chaotic at times, they have fun learning it. I even think that some of the Little Jags will be influenced to do the same and help the elementary children when they get older. I think that the students who have participated in tutoring were wonderful role models for their Little Jags. I know that the Little Jags will come to thank their tutors as they get older for helping them and making their work a little easier to understand.
The program has not only benefitted the Little Jags, but the Big Jags as well. I think they learn a little along the way, even if they do not understand now what it all means. This program has given them a valuable experience, and I would not be very surprised if some of them ended up becoming teachers themselves. In some cases, I was very surprised at how well the tutors did with their Little