Service Learning Visit 1

I just got back from my first service learning visit and it was an amazing experience. I am assinged to Cavanaugh Elementary School in Mrs. Eby's first/second grade split class. There are so many different ethinicities in the room it was interesting to see. I observed that the children did not seem to pay any attention to race and all worked to help each other out. I brought this up to my teacher and she commented that it is around 6th and 7th grade that race becomes something they are aware of, but for right now the big difference is sex. I tried to think back to when I was their age and I recalled that girls still did have cooties. I really think that this classroom is exactly the environment I need to work in to grow as a teacher teaching different races, sexes, and financial backgrounds. The school is a very small school so I think that it well be easy to try and observe different grade levels as well. Next week I will hopefully be able to work one on one with some of the students so I can get a better feel for what I am working with, but as of now I feel excited about the challenge before me.