As I had joined towards the end of my second year, I didn’t get many chances to meet the children, but the few experiences that I do have are beautiful. I remember that my first session was with 1st and 2nd graders. I was assigned to a class with another person; she was able to get through to the kids as she spoke Tamil; I remember that everyone was laughing at my poor grasp over the language. Whenever I look back on that particular memory, I always remember it to have been quite wonderful.
In the weeks that followed, I remember how fun and challenging it was, to better convey what I meant to convey. I remember the kids always grabbing for me; one at my left foot, another at my right foot, one around my shoulder and so on. It was a rather fun time, both for me and the kids as well.
I remember when I started teaching the 6th grade. There was a dyslexic kid who would always call out for me as soon as I entered the classroom. To this day, I don’t know why he chose me, but he wouldn’t let me go for the whole day; I would sit by his side and help him to write everything. Although we had a language barrier, the kids seated beside us would help break that barrier. That was truly a wonderful experience to have. However, I felt I had made an effective contribution to the club, when I made the first video. It was a wonderful learning experience: I learnt animation to better my own skills.
Thinking back on all of this, if there is one thing that I know for sure, it would have to be that my experience with VITeach was truly beautiful and I wouldn’t trade it for anything!
As I had joined towards the end of my second year, I didn’t get many chances to meet the children, but the few experiences that I do have are beautiful. I remember that my first session was with 1st and 2nd graders. I was assigned to a class with another person; she was able to get through to the kids as she spoke Tamil; I remember that everyone was laughing at my poor grasp over the language. Whenever I look back on that particular memory, I always remember it to have been quite wonderful.
In the weeks that followed, I remember how fun and challenging it was, to better convey what I meant to convey. I remember the kids always grabbing for me; one at my left foot, another at my right foot, one around my shoulder and so on. It was a rather fun time, both for me and the kids as well.
I remember when I started teaching the 6th grade. There was a dyslexic kid who would always call out for me as soon as I entered the classroom. To this day, I don’t know why he chose me, but he wouldn’t let me go for the whole day; I would sit by his side and help him to write everything. Although we had a language barrier, the kids seated beside us would help break that barrier. That was truly a wonderful experience to have. However, I felt I had made an effective contribution to the club, when I made the first video. It was a wonderful learning experience: I learnt animation to better my own skills.
Thinking back on all of this, if there is one thing that I know for sure, it would have to be that my experience with VITeach was truly beautiful and I wouldn’t trade it for anything!