Service Learning 2

Zion Baptist Church- Tutoring 4 hrs.
I volunteered at Zion Baptist Church twice where my responsibilities included teaching students learning strategies. The first day that I went, I met all the children which was kind of nice to see African American students with the desire to learn and want to learn how to improve in areas that they were lacking in. During this day I helped a boy in sixth grade with a math worksheet, this was very interesting because he was having trouble understanding basic mathematical concepts. This came to a surprise to me because my cousin who is in the fourth grade was beginning to and had already grasped most of those concepts. The second time I went I worked with students teaching them how to read, well it was more like I taught them how to enunciate words and then they read a story to me. Overall the experience was interesting because I now understand the purpose of the no child left behind act. It is important because these students weren't grasping basic concepts in both reading and math yet they were expected to complete their homework assignment. This volunteer opportunity made me realize the importance of an education and now I am beginning to consider whether or not I would be able to survive as a teacher.