I loved this group. I can only hope that the rest of my groups are eager to learn and have the drive also. Teaching this group was a challenge though. I found it hard to present things just because they were already so knowledgeable. Really for me the one thing that I got to work on because of this was my ability to learn names of the students a lot better. Because they knew a lot going in, I felt that I could take a little bit more time getting to know their names and that made a big difference. I noticed that because I knew their names they were more responsive. I had a girl named Nikita who was very shy and didn't like to talk but when I called on her a view time she responded better because I got to know her name and she wasn't just another on of the students.
Other then that I am excited that some of them might come back and do more wetland stuff with me.
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Ya, those students are so smart. Holy smokes. It is exciting to see youth, especially that age, so enthusiastic about having and acquiring more knowledge.
ReplyDeleteAmen! Those kids were probably my favorite so far. Are we allowed to choose favorites? Haha. They absolutely were challenging. They were asking questions and spouting vocab that I had no idea about! It was a great challenge though; a wonderful opportunity to learn from each other and together. Their zeal for learning was refreshing and encouraging to me.
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