This afternoon was my second time working with the AVID program, and I had an amazing time! I knew things were going to go good when I got on the right bus at the right time (thank you, thank you).
To start things off, I was able to help a student with his United States History homework. That was my absolute favorite class in high school, and I'm sure that it's safe to say I told him more than he cared to hear. "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!"
During class, my host teacher told the students about the importance of applying for scholarships. They weren't too happy to hear that she would be requiring them to apply for ones in class, however. I can tell them first hand just how much it pays off to work hard on those applications!
Because my host speaker doesn't speak the language, I offered to help another student with his Spanish homework. In all honesty, he didn't really need my help. I soon realized that he just needs to be reassured that his answers are right. Hopefully, he will soon gain confidence in his performance as a student.
I was also excited that I had the opportunity to help the same student that I did last week with another essay. This time it was for an application for admittance to the National Honors Society. The idea of applying for NHS was, in itself, news to me. At my high school, admittance was solely based on GPA. Now that I think of it applications might have been nice...some of my fellow classmates certainly didn't do the work I did to get in!
All in all, I had such a fun day...and I cant' wait to do it again next week! I think I might have scared some of the students off from UNC, though. 300 kids in a morning Government lecture wouldn't sound appealing to too many people, would it? Oops...
I am so glad that you had a great time. It sounds like a great opportunity. Hope that you continue to help students gain the confidence they need to excel in school. Also, a morning Government lecture wouldn't sound appealing to me either.:)
ReplyDeleteI bet it's a good learning experience getting to tutor students. It's like on-the-job training before you become a teacher. We also had to apply to NHS at my high school and believe me,it was a mess! So many people who had the GPA to qualify got left out because of arbitrary reasons! It was so unfair the way they reviewed the applications at my school. They had a panel of teachers and if a teacher didn't like you, then there was no way you would get in NHS.
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