Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences in the space below or on an attached sheet (150 words or fewer).
The only thing more frustrating than trying to persuade four antsy, excited first graders to do their homework is trying to do that with taco-sauce-covered fingers and a glitter-glue-smeared face. Fortunately, my young charges are compliant with me and settle down quickly. To be honest, I wasn't always a people person (much less a young-people person), but there was something that drew me back to the tutoring club, week after week, then year after year. Maybe it was the thrilled tone in their voices upon finally figuring out a difficult question, or the wondering admiration in their eyes when I deftly performed magic tricks with a pack of cards. More likely though, it was the sense of appreciation and pride that gradually settled over me throughout my transformation from student to teacher. As someone who spent the last ten years of her own education getting used to being taught by someone else, it was a definite change for me to find myself on the other side of the spectrum. However, I find it enlightening as well as enjoyable, as being around innocent and laughing children for a couple hours a day really does wonders for one's stress level.
198 words. dangit.
The only thing more frustrating than trying to persuade four antsy, excited first graders to do their homework is trying to do that with taco-sauce-covered fingers and a glitter-glue-smeared face. Fortunately, my young charges are compliant with me and settle down quickly. To be honest, I wasn't always a people person (much less a young-people person), but there was something that drew me back to the tutoring club, week after week, then year after year. Maybe it was the thrilled tone in their voices upon finally figuring out a difficult question, or the wondering admiration in their eyes when I deftly performed magic tricks with a pack of cards. More likely though, it was the sense of appreciation and pride that gradually settled over me throughout my transformation from student to teacher. As someone who spent the last ten years of her own education getting used to being taught by someone else, it was a definite change for me to find myself on the other side of the spectrum. However, I find it enlightening as well as enjoyable, as being around innocent and laughing children for a couple hours a day really does wonders for one's stress level.
198 words. dangit.
