I've been having a great time at Frank Spaziano School. I've been working in a class of about 20 second graders, and they are all just so sweet! Most of the population of the school is Hispanic, with a small percentage of African Americans and Caucasians. It's been wonderful to get to know the kids and see how much they respond to having another person in the classroom to give them care and attention.
I've done a lot of varied tasks around the classroom. I've graded papers, corrected homework with the class, taken inventories, made lots of copies, and worked one-on-one with students who need extra help. It's interesting to see the spectrum of talents in the class. Some kids get 15% on spelling quizzes, while some get 100% with no problem. However, much of the time the problem is not the student's intelligence but their attention span or ability to focus. Often, they just have to be prompted or reminded to keep focus on the task at hand.
All of the teachers I've spoken to have been extremely grateful for our help in the classrooms, and I hope I'm having a positive effect on the students. I'm certainly enjoying my time here!
Jenna,
ReplyDeleteIt's great that you are having a good time in the classroom at Frank Spaziano. I'm sure it means a lot to the children to have you there, especially for those who need the kind of one-on-one attention and encouragement that you are providing. Thank you for blogging.
Mrs. Bodell