This is Paige Bjork. When she isn't being caught off guard eating an ice cream cone, she can be found on the 4th floor of the library on the University of Kentucky's campus studying for her chemistry or anatomy class. She is a freshman at UK, whom is majoring in Pre-Nursing. She aspires to either be a neonatal or pediatric nurse practitioner, so working with kids is always something positive in her mind. That being said, she was very excited to have the opportunity to work with the children at the Lexington Public Library. In her posts, you will see several examples of funny or cute conversations she had with the children that have almost nothing to do with homework-type matter (yes, all of the kids completed their homework when Paige was their designated tutor).
That's Daniel Cox. Yes, that instrument is probably way too big for him. Yes, he spends way too much time on it. No, it cannot be used as a planter. Although he is majoring in both Music Education and Tuba Performance, he does have time to do other things like practice, sleep, and eat (some days) (just kidding! [kind of]). Volunteering was something he looked forward to every week and will miss doing next year. Most of his blog posts are thoughts he had while in the library about some obscure thing that somewhat has to do with volunteering or education. This experience was one he'll look back on when he's teaching later on, as something that changed him and taught him more than what he taught the kids.
Now that you've met Paige and Daniel, this is Emma Payne. She really likes shopping with her mom and finding super cute skirts on sale. Aside from her love for shopping though, she enjoys being active, being with her family and friends, spending summer days on the lake, finding good music on Spotify, and playing with her cute doggies. Something she does A LOT of that she doesn't necessarily enjoy quite as much is studying 24/7. She is pre-pharmacy, so her days are filled with lots of science and math. Volunteering at the Lex Public Library Village Branch provides her with a refreshing escape from these often complicated courses. She enjoyed sitting down and working, reading, and coloring with the kids at the library and was reminded of what it was like to be so carefree. In her posts, you will find some high and low points of the SLO and hopefully gain an insight to how this program functions so well.
This is Brady Spradlin. He enjoys flannel shirts, video games, building model kits, and not doing Calculus homework. As a Computer Science major who uses his computer as his gaming console, he is rarely not at his desk, unless he goes to class, or to volunteer at the Village Branch. Though he claims not to like kids, he does enjoy helping them finish their homework, and seeing the look of recognition on their faces when they understand how to do the thing he had been trying to teach them for the last fifteen minutes. This is the second time that he has had to volunteer with kids for a class, and although initially against it both times, he has had a positive experience from teaching and in turn learning from them.
Here we have Kendall Myers. There is some debate as to whether she is old enough to be in college, as she relates suspiciously well to children. She loves all things Disney, ice skating, and partakes in kid humor. She is a Marketing and Management double major with an international business and spanish double minor--although we rate her spanish skills poor at best. Regardless, she can be found on this blog recounting her fabulous experience with the kids at the Homework Help Program at Village Branch and some of the bigger picture lessons she learned.
