Week 12

Weekly Project Journal- Week 12

1. Description. What happened in your project this week? What did you do? Experience?

These past two weeks I worked with the kids of Neighborhood House on a variety of different things. First we worked on a project of making elephants with the intent of teaching the children what the color gray is and how to make it. We taught them the story of the Little Red Hen and had them make a project on a sheet of paper detailing the story with the intent of teaching the children that benefits come only after one has worked hard. We also worked with the children on learning how to read a calendar and tell dates as well as how to write the letters of the alphabet. In addition we practiced a game with them where my co workers and I wrote the children's name on a paper card and asked them to find it thus working with them on their reading skills. This week I also read books from the tolerance series as a part of the lesson plan. As a result of all my work this week I gained a valuable experience of what kind of education can benefit the children of low income immigrants in the future and also what kind of educations is most likely not has helpful in that regard.

2. Interpretation. What did you learn from your project this week? About the project? About the issue? About yourself?

In the project this week I gained an understanding of just how intelligent the kids I work with are. Almost all the children caught on quickly in regards to all of the projects and activities we put before them. This tells me that the issue of immigrant marginalization can really be dealt with through giving children the right access to education because as long as they have that, they certainly will have the ability to make the best of that education.
In regards to myself I learned what educational techniques work best with kids and which educational techniques I would abstain from using.

3. Evaluation. How would you evaluate your work on the project this week? What grade would you give yourself? Are you accomplishing the objectives of the project? Your personal objectives?

I would evaluate my work on the project as a B. I am achieving my objectives in regards to what causes immigrant marginalization which I have already worked out through my interviews and I am accomplishing my personal objectives of making a positive difference in the lives of the kids I work with by giving them the best education I am able to give.