The Real Scoop...: December 2011

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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Wildwood After School; Amherst, MA

Primary Responsibilities;
-In Charge of a group of 15-25 kids, 1st grade- 4th grade
morning meeting
outside playtime
snack
homework
art
games
gym, and other activities
Leading the kids in a safe, appropriate manner with knowledge of all of their problems and conditions.

I think this placement was between excellent and very good. I would certainly recommend this placement to other interested students. The staff an the kids are very outgoing and nice, it is a good way to learn how to supervise/ teach kids, in many different kinds of activities. If I could change anything about this placement, I would like different hours in the day, maybe work with the school during the day, and then in after school during the evenings.

My advice for other interested students is to make sure that the location and times of the internships will fit into your class schedule without problems.