Returning to tutoring the English 101 students, I was able to tutor the same student I had previously which made me very excited! Not only was she excited to work with me as well because she was comfortable but I, myself couldn't wait to read what she wrote.
As I began reading a few paragraphs I noticed that her structure was very well organized and she had a thesis as well. I knew what I was going to be reading about which was "Being against Deportation". I really was interested in reading about her paper and helped her add more details. It was very well said and there were a few Low order concerns which I later focused on after we both finished discussing the paper. I also noticed that she took my advice from the previous session and remembered to check grammar and re-read after she is done with her piece of writing.
This session went very well for both Myself and the student I was tutoring and I enjoyed tutoring the same student two times. Having the chance to experience tutoring students in LaGuardia really helped me prepare myself more for the future of becoming a teacher.
Friday, May 30, 2014
Friday, May 16, 2014
Mondays Tutoring with ENG 099 students
Mondays tutoring session with ENG 099 students was a great experience for me to go through. I had the chance to tutor two students, which was different compared to the last session of tutoring I did, being that I only worked with one student. At first I was a little nervous because I never worked with two students at the same time, but I just remembered all the positive things Professor Cooper told me and got to work! It is very important to stay calm and focus on the students you are working with and not lose focus.
I introduced myself as they introduced themselves as well, and then I read their work both. As I skimmed through one of the students work, I asked the other student to read over their work for any minor errors they made. The young woman had almost finished her essay and all she needed was a conclusion to end her draft. As for the young man, he had one paragraph and wasn't even close to being finished. I gave a few ideas to the young woman as I began to work with the other student and help him develop his writing. As I was working with the young man, the other student kept asking me questions and asked for help. I told her nicely that I also needed to work with her classmate and asked her to get more into depth with her paper. When I finsihed working with the student I began looking over her paper again.
In both papers I looked for a thesis, topic sentences, details and minor errors. Both students didn't have all of these but by the end of class, they did develop a great thesis, topic sentences and details to support both. I encouraged them to always restate their thesis in their conclusion and not have more then four-five sentences in their introduction. I reminded them that they would do great on their exam if they stayed focus and thought positive!
I enjoyed tutoring both students and would love to have the chance to do it again! Yes working with two students is a little more difficult then working with one, but I was well prepared and used all the strategies that I learned in class. Strategies like, body language, friendly introduction, spoke out loud, complimented and praised them and many other strategies.
I introduced myself as they introduced themselves as well, and then I read their work both. As I skimmed through one of the students work, I asked the other student to read over their work for any minor errors they made. The young woman had almost finished her essay and all she needed was a conclusion to end her draft. As for the young man, he had one paragraph and wasn't even close to being finished. I gave a few ideas to the young woman as I began to work with the other student and help him develop his writing. As I was working with the young man, the other student kept asking me questions and asked for help. I told her nicely that I also needed to work with her classmate and asked her to get more into depth with her paper. When I finsihed working with the student I began looking over her paper again.
In both papers I looked for a thesis, topic sentences, details and minor errors. Both students didn't have all of these but by the end of class, they did develop a great thesis, topic sentences and details to support both. I encouraged them to always restate their thesis in their conclusion and not have more then four-five sentences in their introduction. I reminded them that they would do great on their exam if they stayed focus and thought positive!
I enjoyed tutoring both students and would love to have the chance to do it again! Yes working with two students is a little more difficult then working with one, but I was well prepared and used all the strategies that I learned in class. Strategies like, body language, friendly introduction, spoke out loud, complimented and praised them and many other strategies.
Friday, May 2, 2014
Response to videos about ALEC
Republic Mark Pocan says that "Bills like the ALEC were put out and that they are nothing but special interest corporate giveaways." This bill is not about education or helping kids with special needs, its about corporate profits, privatization and taking apart public education. Mr. Pocan hopes that no one would vote for such a legislation to happen but he does expect people to vote for it. Who would want to vote for something so cruel to happen to kids and allow anyone to take apart their education. Instead of helping children with special needs they want to deprive them of any methods that could help them. All private corporations really care about is stealing money away that would benefit others. Seeing these videos makes me realize that in a few years, it will definitely get worse if someone doesn't expose ALEC for what it really is. Instead of finding ways to steal money away from public education, corporations should find as many ways to help children who are struggling and need it the most.
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