This afternoon was my second trip out to Easley community center. I was surprised to find that many of the kids remember me from my pervious trip, which was several weeks ago. One girl in particular even remembered me by name. This week their were about 8 kids in the homework room, all of whom needed help. It was somewhat hectic because each child wanted help all at the same time. For a moment it made me think about what many of the teachers in the metro school system do each day. I was alone at the time with only eight children and they typically have 25 per room in their schools. While it was able to show the individual student who to do a sample problem then move to the next kid, it was hard to manage all of the students who were working at various levels. While many of the children at the schools are focusing on the same assignments, some of the kids were even in the same classes yet they all were at different levels with the material. Some caught on right away while others needed much more individualized attention. It was interesting to think about how the teachers at metro are able to juggle all of these various skill levels into one uniformed classroom. I have been having a good time at Easly so far and am looking forward to going back soon.
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