Prompt 2

Yesterday was my second day of tutoring and it was really fun. The kids were making homemade mint play doh when I came in at 10:30 and when they were done they all got to play with some. I sat with two of the kids and we made spaghetti and meatballs, dice, ice cream, pancakes, and many other things with the play doh. It was really fun!! The kids were just starting to get to know me and it seems like they like me, which is a good thing. Then, at 11:45, they went to lunch and I helped the teacher clean up and set up the cots for nap time until I had to leave at 12.

Linguistics- The kids all speak English, but you can tell that some of them have a little accent, meaning maybe they speak a second language at home (Spanish, etc.).
Ethnic- On the demographics report of the Salt survey for this school, it says that 11% of the kids are white, 46% are black, 13% are hispanic, 1% are asian, 2% are Native Hawaiian, and 26% are multi-ethnic, meaning they are more than one race. This seems true in the class that I am tutoring in because most of the class is black, where there are no asians in the class, and only 3 white kids inf the class, and you can tell that some of them are multi-ethnic.
Sociocultural- Just by looking at the kids, you can't really tell exactly what their sociocultural background is, but it seems to me that many of them are different in this aspect.

With this said, I believe that if the teachers would all include every culture in their lesson plans throughout the year so they would include a diverse amount of information and not leave any kid's beliefs out, there would be a huge change in the way the kids perform in class.

Prompt 1

Friday was my first day of tutoring at an integrated pre-k classroom at an elementary school in Providence. I got there at 1:30 pm and the kids were having a Valentine's Day party. After about 5 minutes, the kids had to go to art and gym class until 3:00, which was supposed to be the time I was going to be there until. The teacher had me stay and help her clean up from the party while the kids were at art and gym. At 3:00, we picked up the kids from gym and I stayed until 3:30 to help her get the kids ready to leave. After all the kids left, we decided that Friday wouldn't be a good day to come because I would never be with the kids, so we chose Wednesdays as our day from now on. The kids were really cute and polite and the school was nicer than I imagined it would be. I am looking forward to actually meeting with the kids and actually tutoring next week after they get back from vacation!
The school is relatively small, but it is clean and neat, nothing that I expected. The space in the classroom is used very well, the teacher puts pictures all over the walls and there are many toys taking up space all around the room. The school makes me feel welcome and I think the kids definitely like me as well as the teacher. From the first day of observation, it seems to me that the school values each child's different learning techniques and they accompany every need for each student. Since it is such a small classroom (13 children) and there are 3 adults in the room (4 when I'm there), I think this is very easy to do in the classroom I am tutoring in.

About Me

My name is Amy Hanks and I am going to Rhode Island College for early childhood education. I live in North Smithfield, RI. My semester at RIC has been going good so far, a lot of homework, but it's pretty straight forward. Outside of class, I babysit, go to the gym, and when I have some free time, I like to hang out with my friends, go to the movies with my boyfriend, or just hang out at home and relax. I'm looking forward to the rest of this semester with all of you in FNED 346-10!