Blog #5

Some of the ways that the teachers in this article care for students was the practice map because it shows her care for her students and expresses all the work she does for them. Also, the way she doesn't show a bias of her personal beliefs and was there for Sarah when she needed someone really showed how much she cared for her students. Personally, at my own internship site, I see the teachers playing close attention to their students, and my co workers paying even closer attention. My site coordinator has built up good relationships with the children who come to the after school program. They see her and myself almost everyday during the week, so it is important that we gain their trust. I can see first hand that my site coordinator and other co worker treat the children with great care and respect.

 I feel that the program I am involved in (the YMCA) does a great job of facilitating activities for children in their after school programs. Since I have only been with the program for a short time, I don't have anything that I feel they could improve on. However, the few weeks I have been with the YMCA I have worked with some incredible bright children and extremely hard working adults. My supervisor is very passionate about her job and is always checking to make sure everything is going smoothly with the program.
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  1. UnknownOctober 5, 2017 at 7:45 AM

    Hi Bailey!

    Awesome post! That's awesome to hear that you haven't come across anything that needs improvements so far in your time there. Hopefully that continues!

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  2. UnknownOctober 5, 2017 at 5:35 PM

    Hi Bailey!
    Your post literally makes my heart happy. To see your supervisor step in and make sure the program is running smoothly is amazing. That is the type of supervisor I hope to be one day. It great to see we work for the same organisation and their are differences among them.

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