I loved having an opportunity to work with different age groups of kids every week. As a Linguistics and Education major, I enjoyed getting to see their language skills, and altering my lessons and instructions to meet their needs. It was also exciting to see the different things each age group gets engaged in, and I was glad to see through the questions they asked that all children can understand and interpret lessons uniquely.
What I wish was different
I had only 2 hours off per day to prepare to work with them for the next 22 hours A little more preparation time could have helped me have more energy and time to get to think about how to meet each individual child's needs.
Advice
Think of your best role model, and strive to be them, because that is how the kids will see you each week. Don't hide the difficulties of life, use the challenges to show them how to succeed. That is a good role model and counselor.
