Today was definitely bittersweet. As it was my last day of tutoring at Carrboro High School for the semester, I was a little sad that I would not be seeing the students again fro a while. However, knowing that the semester is winding down and finals are just around the corner reminds me that a much needed Christmas break is in my near future! During tutoring, I was asked to take three students to a separate, quieter room to help them work on a project. Upon hearing this, I was very excited because I am normally stuck in the corner helping students with the same worksheets every week. The project was for an AP human Geography class, or AP HUG. This class was never offered at my high school, and I have never heard of it until today so I was a little apprehensive about being able to help the students out. Luckily, the subject of the project was malaria, and I was there to just keep the students focused as they worked. It may be a little too late, but I had a great time tutoring today as I helped the students research and got to know more about who they are. Hopefully, I will be a little quicker in getting to know students next semester!
It seems like you have a real passion for teaching, which is really nice. You want to know your individual students rather than treat them like cattle and just herd them through with their education. I never got the opportunity to work on these classes in my high school, they seem very interesting.
ReplyDeleteYou seem like you will be a great teacher, Amanda! Keep up the good work!
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