1/14/18
Odette Yang and Nina Osborn
Today our group had our first full school day at KIPP Gaston. We started off the morning finishing up incomplete tasks from Friday and finding new ways to help out the KIPP community. From designing bulletin boards, tutoring students for their math exam, organizing the library, and making flashcards, to teaching kindergarteners the alphabet, our team tackled it all. We also had the opportunity to sit down with the high schoolers during lunch. Although they were a bit hesitant because we may have stolen their typical lunch seats (high schoolers lol) they were very welcoming and open to sharing their opinions on their coursework, life outside of school, and even their personal lives like tattoos they wish to get in the future and their family life.
During reflection, we brought important questions about KIPP's college preparation process focusing on how they have students start thinking about college during Primary School. We compared how our school experience contrasted to this because most teachers and parents told us not to worry about college until high school. We noted this difference because a number of KIPP students' parents did not attend college so some of them may not have the motivation to go to college, the financial means to afford college, or even desire to attend college. We also reflected upon different teaching styles between the Primary School, Middle School, and High School. We were fascinated by the contradiction of their behavior between the different age groups: the primary students were very well behaved and eager to learn, while the middle school students were more social and energetic, and the high school school students were a blend of the two.
We ended the evening with breakfast for dinner cooked by Richa and Breannah, learning new card games, talking in a circle, and preparing for tomorrow.
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