For my service learning placement, I decided to volunteer my time with the Greater Ohio Virtual School and was able to tutor two students for about 18 hours and 30 minutes. The subject areas that I focused on with these students were Spanish and English. This service learning experience has altered my perspectives on identity and personal development and has taught me valuable lessons that I intend to remember for my career as a future educator. For instance, in relation to clarifying my…
slowly improving in managing herself and time, for example, she only had 2 forums to catch up during the holidays, still she does not feel confident enough that she is improving well especially when she cannot answer back immediately when sometimes tutors ask her questions. The student nurse is still in progress in expanding her knowledge, however, the student nurse was able to notice that she is improving and progressing and this making her stay motivated but hoping that she will be more…
Throughout my life I have been intrigued by the teaching methods of teachers, particularly when it came to the subject of mathematics. Once I entered university, and began to take increasingly more difficult mathematic classes, I realized that the methods of teaching mathematics relied too heavily on the notion of memorization, and not understanding the basic concepts of the material at hand, which is vital in having success in university mathematic courses. Yet, I have felt that neither…
Camila Hernandez: A Risk-Taker Hiking the 2,800-meter-high Pico de Loro Mountain in Colombia was a usual day in the life of Camila Hernandez. Born in Cali, Colombia, she is the oldest of three children and member of a family of five. It is difficult not to notice her adventurous character: she speaks four languages and recently traveled to France to improve her knowledge of the francophone culture. Once in a while she defies monotony and does something different, such as watching the sunrise.…
hard to communicate through different levels. People who are very fluent in a subject can miss little things that can make a big difference in understanding what is being said. A peer tutor is, well a peer. They often have a similar track and can communicate from a learner level rather than a teaching level. A peer tutor can also show the learner that the information can be grasped, the peer can share their own experiences and struggles. We often use this method at my company to help struggling…
York City Charter School. The school I am at has a class named goal setting, which focuses on encouraging students to take ownership of their education, build important life skills and set goals that will help them achieve success. I am goal setting tutor, which means that I serve as a mentor to a group of five students. I help my students set weekly goals for school, I advocate for them when they are talking to teachers and staff, I give them advice and help them work on problem solving skills.…
intriguing. Many events occur throughout the story and a lot with the character Jemima Emerson. In the book it’s in the time period of when war is happening and she is a main part in the situation. Jem in the beginning of the book is fifteen and has a tutor, and she has two brothers and a sister, Daniel (older), David (youngest), and Rebeckah (oldest of all). Jemima throughout the novel is childish, brave and affectionate, these three traits help her and her character through the war. Jemima…
“Help! My daughter just came home from her first semester at college with the worst grades she’s ever received.” The article College Freshman First-Term Grades: Should Parents Flip Out or Chill Out written by Sherri Kuhn is about what parents should expect when their first year college students come home with their grades. Sherri Kuhn is a freelance writer whose article was posted in the Washington Post she lives in California with her husband and daughter she blogs regularly on Tweener. She…
in the classroom, I noticed that there are at least three or four students that are achieving really high while others require additional help. In order to help the low performing students, the teacher reassigned seats so the advanced students can tutor the rest of the students in the same table.…
At my church, Queen of All Saints, there is a religious education program in which I was a student for eight years. It began in first grade and continued all the way throughout eighth grade. It began in October and lasted until April. Once I hit sixth grade I intended on being an Alter Server at my church. I had been an Alter Server for 3 years and it taught me many things such as having a greater appreciation and more understanding of the symbols of church. I believed that I have a deeper…