Today I completed my Skillsbuilder activity by watching a TedTalk on how we can make stress a friend. I thought this relevant because the students I work with are constantly talking about their busy schedules. I thought it interesting and relevant to the students I tutor as well as applicable to my own life.
Today was my last day at the site. There were not a lot of students because there are so many after school activities the students are busy with including basketball practice and the new musical, The Wiz. With the students that were there, we were able to do math and reading homework and even get in some fun coloring. I am hopeful to return next semester.
Today I worked with a couple students, but mostly helped with math homework for a particular student. This student has a really hard time focuses, my patience was definitely tested, but we both prevailed through the afternoon. Unfortunately because the distractions we were not able to complete as much as we had hoped.
Today was another day of math homework help. Each student that I worked with had the same packet so it was not too difficult to work with multiple students. I worked with two students at the same time even, it was a bit of a challenge, but we managed. I've begun to understand that some students don't need to be walked through each problem, sometimes they just want support and a check-in.
Today the students and I worked on math homework. I believe they are given math packets every or every other week, so we did the homework together. Today was a good work day, got closer with some students I had not interacted with before.
Today was a training day on campus. We talked about how tutoring and communication was going at each site. We also learned more about the skill builders activity due before the end of the semester.
There was a bit of traffic this day, however I left early so I could be on time. Today we had a Thankful activity prepared after the students were finished with their homework. This week's homework included math and literacy packets. Math consisted of rounding and basic operations. Today was a bit harder to get the students under control, but we managed well.
This day we stayed inside and learned about the moon and its different phases. Today was a bit more difficult; many students had trouble following directions and holding attention. There were a couple who were very interested in the topic and wanted to learn more.
