Topic > Personal Experience: The Importance of Transition…

The school I was involved with throughout the semester was Southeast Career Pathway. Since I am a nursing major and not the tutoring type, I was a little nervous about participating in this opportunity, however, I was able to take the biology class which felt a little more like home. Over the course of the weeks I was able to go about five times and each time I helped the students with their worksheets for the day. There were about five students in the class and there were usually different ones each time. Only about two students attended class regularly. The students were of different ages, genders, and races, but the majority of them were African American. It was an excellent learning experience for me and I learned a lot about what a transition school is. I love the concept of transition school and how it gives students a second chance to get the education they need for the future. However, this school made me question whether it's really worth it. The classroom I was placed in had a teacher who didn't teach at all. His teaching idea was to hand out worksheets to be completed and turned in by the end of the lesson. Students spent about 10 minutes preparing their homework and then the rest of the time there was nothing to do. They would sit and play on their phones or leave the school, while the teacher played on his computer. There was no classroom learning and I found it quite interesting. I know I'm not a teacher, nor will I ever be, but I know that if I had a classroom then I would want to teach my students. I would like to propose fun activities that push them to learn about biology because it is an extraordinary subject. If a teacher ... halfway through the paper ... that teachers are dealing with, then there may be some understanding of how to teach students. With the video of the lesson that fascinated the teachers. They understood the culture, so they knew how to teach students in a way that helped them stay interested in learning. However, it is also about having students' motivation to learn. Students from these cultures and from low-income parts of society need to get out of the mindset of being part of the cycle of failure. They can change the way they learn if they have teachers who love educating students. They may have to break away from typical stereotypes, but that doesn't change where they come from. Some students may be worried that others will look at them differently because they supposedly "act white", but to me that means wanting to be the best person they can be and there is no problem with that.