My dear friend, Katie Jenson, was a student teacher in the 1st grade at a private school this past semester. She gave me the opportunity to come and meet her class and talk about my platform. I read the students one of my favorite books, Bucket Filling From A to Z, and we talked about the community projects that they have done as a class, as well as a school. I was beyond impressed with the knowledge and action these students already put into their community. The class and I discussed how and why we choose the projects or organizations that we devote our service to, as well as the idea that our passion or desire to serve new causes may change as we get older, grow as individuals and meet new people with different circumstances. We also talked about the things that we could do to fill the buckets of members of our school/classroom community. It is important to let students know that everyone around them is part of their community and their actions, big or small, are important to the world. My visit reinforced that no age is too young to become an active citizen in the community!
Being a future teacher, I am learning the power of influence that I have in the young lives of my students as well as the best ways to get through to them. My platform is entitled "Promoting Volunteerism and Community Service" and although I aim to reach all ages of people, my focus always seems to fall with the younger generation. Teaching life lessons to my students has been one of the most rewarding aspects of being in the classroom.
My dear friend, Katie Jenson, was a student teacher in the 1st grade at a private school this past semester. She gave me the opportunity to come and meet her class and talk about my platform. I read the students one of my favorite books, Bucket Filling From A to Z, and we talked about the community projects that they have done as a class, as well as a school. I was beyond impressed with the knowledge and action these students already put into their community. The class and I discussed how and why we choose the projects or organizations that we devote our service to, as well as the idea that our passion or desire to serve new causes may change as we get older, grow as individuals and meet new people with different circumstances. We also talked about the things that we could do to fill the buckets of members of our school/classroom community. It is important to let students know that everyone around them is part of their community and their actions, big or small, are important to the world. My visit reinforced that no age is too young to become an active citizen in the community!
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