service learning October 26

Today I was assinged to work with Quinton on math. We had to work on greater than, less than, and equal to problems. It was quite a challenge, and I found myself using the comparison of me having a certain amount cookies and if he had a certain amount who had more cookies and it seemed to click with him. We worked on math for half of the time, and in the middle of it he told me that he liked working with me because I was a lot of fun and I was cool. Suprisingly the approval of a 1st grader meant a lot to me. The kids made Halloween masks for their party next week and it was really interesting to see the different masks that they made. They were so creative and were all yelling "Mr.Brown, come here do you like mine?" I find myself wanting more and more to have my own class. I think that this service learning has reassured me that teaching is what I want to do. I am learning so much from these kids and it just amazes me how they all work together and help each other out. When one of the students would run into a problem with their masks there would be a flock of other kids right there to help them. It was such a sight to see them all helping each other. Mrs. Eby is a good teacher and I find myself learning from her as well. This has been such a great experience so far.