Happy Thanksgiving! With such a short month, I didn't have much time to volunteer at the KIPP Leadership Academy. Nonetheless, we were productive and I hope I helped in some way. This month, our focus was to complete a project that has been ongoing for a while. As volunteers, we spent our time organizing and sorting the books in the library by reading level. This was a nice and relaxing project. It was fun to see the various titles of children's books and reminisce about our childhoods and the books we used to read. I also helped the front office with delivering fliers to the classrooms. As I ran these errands, I got a glimpse into the various conversations and situations that were going on in the school. I walked by a young lady being scolded by a teacher for not controlling her anger, another child was being lectured for saying something inappropriate that she apparently didn't know was bad, two little boys were laughing at their teacher who was being goofy, and more. I was reminded of the demanding job the teachers had and of how innocent these children really are at their age. As someone with interest in pediatrics, I enjoy volunteering at KIPP and learning how to communicate and interact with the kids from experienced teachers. Oh no, it's December, okay bye!:)
