When I first heard about the opportunity to tutor students at Peabody Elementary, I was excited, but I did have some concerns. Being the youngest child in my entire family, I had never really been around little kids often enough to know how to interact with them the best. I wasn’t sure how I would fill the time and make it both enjoyable and educational.
My go-to activity was for us to read a book together. They liked to read one page and make me read the other page, and then alternate back and forth. They also liked to write on the white board, so I would call out one of the words on their list and they would try to spell it. We played games sometimes, too. I was encouraged by the fact that they never seemed to get frustrated no matter how many times they got stuck on a word. It was really refreshing that they were so eager to learn.
Overall, tutoring at Peabody was a good experience. I enjoyed getting to know the kids and they weren't as scary as I thought they would be! One day when I walked in to tutor, the little girl said to me, "Yay, I was hoping you were coming!" Even though at times I felt like I had other, more important things I needed to be doing, that comment made me realize that the small amount of time I had with her was worthwhile because it was something she looked forward to and hopefully got something out of.
Joanna Arnett
Class of 2015
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