One thing that I've known for as long as I can recall is that I love children.
Every day I am faced with some sort of predicament that requires fast thinking to respond and approach appropriately. These predicaments may be not having the correct lesson plan at the start of the classroom instruction, a child being bullied by their classmates or a negative comment made by someone to myself. Each of these has the ability to hinder a person from performing at their highest potential.
I feel that my experience as a Counselor Intern at SuperKids Camp has made my claim extremely evident to where I am no longer sure that I want to be a teacher in the future. I have a student that comes to class everyday in hopes of gaining every campers attention as best as possible. The moment I tell him to sit quietly away from his group for a few minutes, he shuts down and no longer wants to listen to me for the remainder of the day.
Now to the explanation of my Blog post title "Venomous snake". We all know that being bitten by a venomous snake can have its consequences and at times they may be fatal. A venomous snake has the ability to shut down the entire nervous system of its prey causing them to be immobile or less able to move and function as normal. Something a child says to another, their morning prior to camp and possibly my form of discipline can serve as that venom that causes a child to shut down for the day. I do not wish for any child's home life or social issues to be the reason for a child to not flourish and learn as they should.
Ashley- I think its important to remember that kids will be kids, no matter what, and there are some things that are out of our control. As a counselor, you want to be the best you can be for the time you have your campers, and it sounds like you have done that. A child's experiences may cause them to react to a certain way to something, and the best thing you can do is to just take things in stride as they come.
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