Day Eight

 Tuesday 05/16 @1:00 p.m. 

I feel as though I’ve spent so much time in middle school that I’m fully becoming a middle schooler… kidding! It’s definitely fun to reminisce on my time here, but it’s also interesting to be back after four years of high school as I have completely changed as a person. Again today, I helped out in gym classes again and aided kids in learning to lift weights safely. I spotted kids and showed them proper technique, which was actually a lot of fun as lifting weights, and overall fitness is something I am extremely passionate about. I then sat in on a math class that I took in sixth grade, with my old teacher Mrs. Hill, whom I absolutely loved. She is an amazing teacher and completely transformed my outlook on math back in middle school. I gained immense confidence with her as my teacher and the three classes I had with her definitely prepared me for high school. I had only planned to observe this class but I ended up helping kids with classwork as they were working on a lab. Though math is by far not my favorite subject, I loved helping kids problem-solve. It is very difficult to help someone do something that seems easy to you. Patience and understanding are required, as to them, it is not easy. I found myself trying to explain a problem where a kid still couldn’t understand my explanation, so I had to change my wording and find different phrasing to attempt to convey my thoughts. While to me my explanation seemed to have made sense, clearly to some it didn’t. I have realized that teaching requires creative thinking and multiple thought processes to help many diverse minds. 


Hours Today: 5


Total hours: 36


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