While working out at the Easly community center materials played an interesting role in the learning process. Many of the students had Tennessee TCAP approved text and workbooks which gave examples and learning targets, however Easly community center lacked many of the luxuries such as computers with internet access, notebook paper, rules, calculators, and other needed materials. Often times for projects the students and I would be on my iPhone looking up project information, using the calculator, and other functions to complete homework assignments. We are moving more and more to digital interfaces as a society and the lack of resources at the community center and the schools is troublesome. As encyclopedias and other text reference sources being to disappear it is important that the gap be closed and these digital resources be provided to the students for learning.
When it comes to the arrangement of learning, the homework room at easly was a simple room, with three tables surrounded by chairs. One of the major problems I found with the set-up was the distraction by the other students. For example, while the children were sitting next to, or across from, each other they would Easley get into conversation unrelated to the assignments they should have been working on for school. I feel that if they had separate desks maybe separated by cubical style walls they students would be able to better focus on their assignments and complete their work, while at the same time better comprehending what they had learned. Also, because the community center is small their was a lot of external noise in and surrounding the homework room. Unfortunately this too distracted the students and made it difficult for them to concentrate on their homework assignment.
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