Today at Ramsey went much like last week. It worked out very conveniently that Friday's were the best day for me to go in, since Friday's are the only day I am able to go. Kari (cooperating teacher) told me the children had been asking about me all week, making sure that I would be there on Friday. So when they came in from recess they were very happy to see me, which made me feel pretty special :) The routine was pretty much the same but had a few minor changes. Today they had more independent work time in their math books. They also had a math quiz on counting money and finding change. Kari also took some children aside one by one to test them to see if they can apply what they are learning. A reason that I love working with children, is that I love watching them think. One of the student that has been having some behavior problems did exceptionally well during his math work time. This impressed me. I was impressed that when he actually found something that he liked to do, he was able to sit and concentrate. Also, there is a boy that I will call Matt. He comes from a rough background, he just moved here a month or two ago. And he and his mother moved to get away from an abusive dad. They have been having problems with this student, but I mean do you really blame him? Kari told me that other students complained he is saying violent or crude things. But really he doesn't know any different, I am sure that when his father was around he heard and saw way more than a second grader should see/hear. It breaks my heart to know that he has gone through more issues and problems in his 8 years of life, not to mention much more extreme, than I have in my entire life. Today while working with math, Matt asked me a question. I am not too familiar with how to explain to him the problem, I mean I could figure it out, but I do not know how they have learned it, and so I asked if he could ask a friend to help him. So Matt turned to the girl sitting next to him and asked for help. This girl is so sweet, she smiled and said yes. She didn't just give him the answer but she taught it to him! I was very impressed with her ability to explain and to help him instead of just telling him what to write. Even after the problem Matt initially asked for her help with, she continued to watch and help him through the page. Students like this little girl, make me so happy. Matt is a little different and she has seen him act out, yet she had no hesitation when he asked for help. What a sweet girl.
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