So this Friday I was told that a new student would need my help instead of Kevin. This girl, "Sara" had just started at Classic City. She is still working at a 10th grade level, even though she is technically in 11th. I was asked to work with her on some of her E2020 lectures to try and get her caught up.
This was my first time working with E2020. It is a computer based program in which students logon, listen to a lecture and take notes, then complete questions based on the material covered in the lecture. The benefits I noticed working with the program is that the student can pause or rewind the lecture at any time if they need to hear something again, or just need more time to write something in their notes. However, I didn't think E2020 provides a students with enough concrete examples of a topic. It just kind of spit the information out at the student and expected them to remember how the concept works. I'm also not sure students who really need extra attention for instructors should be sitting in front of a computer fending for themselves.
"Sara" was very focused with me there and we worked through an entire lecture. She was working on Plot and Setting. She was struggling with finding the answers in the reading passages. I told her how I work through comprehension questions like that and how to use the questions as clues to be on the look out for as you read. It seemed to help her a lot. She got a 100 on her assignment!
I also did some mentoring while I was there this week. This girl was sitting next to me and she opened up to me about how another girl was gossiping about her. These rumors had gotten back to the boy that she liked and now he didn't want to talk to her. I was really flattered that she was willing to open up to me about something so personal and I tried to give her some solid advice about what to do in those kind situations. It reminded me of "The Bully Society" that I am reading for my book discussion right now.
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