tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post226948519994144553..comments2024-03-27T08:11:29.257-06:00Comments on PeerCentered: Magic in the EncyclopediaClint Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07671508034667904543noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-47137548279632231212013-12-15T21:37:41.309-07:002013-12-15T21:37:41.309-07:00Thank you for sharing your experiences. I too hav...Thank you for sharing your experiences. I too have had the opportunity to help children with the reading and writing skills. Some people do not see the importance in simply reading a child a book, but it can be a very rewarding experience. The challenges you face while tutoring children can be very interesting! The dynamic of a session is so much different from tutoring a college level student. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10071639361472716383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-64601519865377883572013-12-15T01:41:45.514-07:002013-12-15T01:41:45.514-07:00Evan, I believe that by spending time with these k...Evan, I believe that by spending time with these kids, you have made history. Perhaps this kind of history won't be written in any text book, but it will be written in the minds and hearts of A and T forever. It is interesting because, as you stated, giving kids lessons in literacy isn't quite the same as assisting someone who is in any level of college. However, it is just as important, if not more so. If you can show someone at a young age that opening a book doesn't mean work but an adventure, then you've given them an incredible gift. Thank you for posting about your experience, because it is a reminder that learning can be and should be fun!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12271136574179243536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-25606194667103688362013-12-10T18:23:46.948-07:002013-12-10T18:23:46.948-07:00Evan, what you have done for your service learning...Evan, what you have done for your service learning project this semester is beyond admirable. Anyone volunteering to attempt to teach young children that learning is important and can also be enjoyable could be labeled a hero in my book. There is no way to tell how far what you have implemented in these kids will go. The service you have provided to these children could potentially follow them for the rest of their lives, determining success in their high school, college careers, and even further. Though I’m sure that the kids you worked with gained an immense intellectual profit, it also probably goes without saying that you have gained just as much, if not more from the experience, though in other ways. I hope that you learned a lot about yourself and also about teaching children throughout the semester. I also wish that what you did gain can follow you for the rest of your life. It has been a pleasure engaging in the many insightful conversations that have taken place this semester both with you, and the rest of our classmates. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08510064228404278172noreply@blogger.com