Prompt 1 - First Impressions *

As I pulled up to the school I was going to be tutoring as, I thought I was going to a Juvenile Facility from the way it looked on the outside. My school was down a side street with a lot of apartments very close together. As I approached the school in my car I slowed down to look at it and pulled over to the side right in front of it. I said to myself "Welcome to Browne Elementary School!" I walked up to the front door and rang the buzzer. Not even a minute later the door clicked and I opened it. As I walked in there was a glass window to my right where the secretary told me to come around. Let me tell you that the inside is not too much like the outside! When you walk in there are the kid's paintings on the walls and different types of decorations showing that the school was definitely trying to be nice. As I searched for the door to get in the office the secretary pointed and I walked in. Now to get in the office you have to go through two different doors and then right inside of that is two secretary desks which weren't too far from when you opened the second door. After I signed a book saying I was a visitor, the secretary then told me how to get up to Mr. Smith's classroom and on I went.

Mr. Smith welcomed me into his classroom with a big smile. As I walked in I looked around and saw that every wall had something on it that the kid's have learned. Some had spelling words, grades, birthdays of the kid's, and also books that they have already read. He then directed me to a back desk and introduced me to all thirteen of his kid's. He told me I would probably be working with about 4 - 5 of them that had different types of issues. All of the kids spoke english as a second language, but for me I understand Spanish, but cannot speak it too well so I didn't think this tutoring would be too tough. As he got his class settled, he introduced me and told the kid's why I would be there for the next couple months. As time went on in the day I could see that he valued discipline and respect in his class because each child had a disciplinary paper on their desks that they had to bring home by the end of the week to get signed by parent or guardian. After this long day at the school I really think I am going to enjoy it here! It is so much different than the Elementary School I went to when I was younger.