One of the greatest experiences I was able to do this semester was teach a three part lesson to elementary school children.
Now, this adventure was a little different this year due to Covid regulations, we were unable to actually see the students in person. I know this was common for schools all around but it made teaching a little harder.
My group was the second to last to present and teach. The students had just had two weeks off for spring break and the weather was starting to be come absolutely gorgeous.... I mean, who would want to sit at their computer and learn after they just had a full day of school? I most certainly would not and most of the students in our fieldwork did not want to either.
On our first day of teaching, we had had a few students show up. They answered the questions and got to work. However, as the lesson went on, the students started to dwindle. We finally only had one. Mind you, she was great.. She completed all the work and did a great job presenting, but she was the only one. My group felt awkward and quiet because she was working alone. We kept asking her questions and realized how much we were actually distracting her. We made it through, but our classmates made sure to tell us that we needed to let her work.
Our second day of teaching was not much different when it came to attendance. We started off with a few and it dwindles to one. This time though, out graduate program classmate stepped in and became out "students." This allowed for a better teaching strategy, but it was still not the same.
There were many challenges this semester and students not coming to our fieldwork was definitely one to remember.
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