Within these past few weeks, I have been able to work with a few students and was even given the opportunity to work in a classroom setting. This should come as no surprise, but I took notice of how different students are when it comes to their pieces. Sometimes you’ll get a student who doesn’t care so much for their project, a student who is extremely passionate, or one that just wants to get an assignment done. I have worked with students that were laid back and I have worked with others that were more scattered and rushed. Either way, it was always an adjustment to work with different students. If anything I learned a lot about teaching. When I was in the classroom I wasn’t able to do much but the class was very hyper and did not match my ‘ready for break’ attitude so I had to adjust like I usually do. One goal I have for the next few times that I tutor, I hope to actually take notes on what the students and I talk about. I forget every time I go to take notes and remember what is happening in our sessions. I also want to work on seeming friendly with the students, even if I am not in the right headspace. I was struggling the few weeks before our spring break to focus on their assignments. However, these past few weeks have changed my outlook on tutoring. I used to be very anxious when it came to tutoring students at all, but now I am extremely comfortable in that area. I find I still struggle with feeling like I’m actually helping a student. Sometimes I feel as if I’m basically just copying what they say and that’s it, but I’m getting better at it, slowly.

I haven’t had the opportunity to work as a tutor but the first thing that stood out to me is how many kids are actually going to use the writing center. I honestly thought it wouldn’t be as filled up the first time around but it is! It’s a little nervewracking to think that so many kids are coming to ask about their papers but I know I will have my resources. The room where we will be working is very comfortable which helps a lot with anxiety from not only tutors but also the students. The only other worry I have is getting there on time I don’t want students to have to wait for me to get there. Mrs. Galvin(Amanda) brought up that when handling students who don’t know when to start its best to ask what they have done so far or what their paper is about. She also gave us other pointers on how to handle the students such as sitting next to them and asking them what they want to do for the day. We already knew this information but it was a good refresher. My goal is to just get more comfortable with traveling to the school and helping the kids. I feel like I’m anxious about working with students without knowing too much but I’m sure I’ll be okay. I didn’t realize how passionate Asheville was towards their students. I remember walking into the high school and thinking about how big the school was. The fact that they have a lot of resources for their students shows that they care. Mrs. Galvin also brought up how when their students said they wish they had more in school activities to help with their work that’s when they decided to build the writing center. It makes me happy to know that the students are being listened too.