Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Post #4


So, before I said I was going to work at the Humane Society.  Now, that’s not in the plans.  Instead, on spring break, I am going to work at an elementary school!  I am looking forward to it very much because the school is very dear to my heart.  I went there for four years as a kid, my mom works there now, and all of the staff members have been like family since I was a little girl!  Also, in high school, I was a cadet teacher for a third grade class there, so I even feel like I know some of the current little students there.  I am looking forward to it very much!  I think I will be a good thing for me to do, too, because I will be able to be very productive.  Between all the work I have done for my mom and all the things I did as a cadet teacher, I have teacher duties down to a science.  I’ll be able to do some good work for the secretary’s office, for my mom, and for some other teachers there.  I’ll also be able to work one-on-one with some of the kids if they need extra attention.  I did this a lot as a cadet teacher, so I think I have enough experience to help them with their schoolwork.  Also I was a tutor before in the summers for elementary kids, so I know the material and how my mom teaches the different concepts.  I am so thankful for this service!  I think it will be the most productive and beneficial for everybody.  

1 comment:

  1. I'm sorry that the Humane Society didn't work out as far as gaining some volunteering hours, but it sounds like working at your hometown elementary school will be the better experience for you since you are so close to everyone that works there. I think it is amazing that you are able to help out at a school you used to attend and also where you worked as a cadet teacher because that gives you a lot more experience with the people you will be working with. It is also nice that your mom works at the school as well because this volunteering time doubles as time you can spend with your family, especially since college has a tendency to make you have less time to visit home. I hope that the time you spend there is beneficial for everyone especially since it seems like a project that you are very interested in working on.

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