At the conclusion of my first week of service at Thomas Edison Elementary school I took some time to reflect about how the week went. I met a lot of new people and had a great experience with the kids I work with. The first person I met when I arrived on campus was the principal of the school. He is a very intellegent man and taugh us a few ways to help kids remember things. He assigned me to a Kindergarten class taught by a Mrs. Molitz. The kids in the class were very rowdy but she knew how to get them in line. Mrs. Molitz has been letting me teach kids the alphabet and numbers. I have met a lot of the kids through teaching them and am even starting to learn most of their names.
While doing my service I was pretty saddened by the fact that some of these kids didn't know any numbers or letters. To me this was really weird because my mom owns a preschool and her kids learn the alphabet and most numbers before the age of five. So yes, it was a shock at first that these kids did not know what I was instructed to teach them but I am now dedicated to getting them to learn what they need to learn
Sounds like you're at the perfect place - with your insight into what they don't yet know and how important it will be for them to learn. Great start, Chris. Keep up the good work!
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