Blog Post 5

Well, it seems that the semester is pretty much over, and, not gonna lie, it went really quickly. Everything is paced so much faster here than it was in high school, and the constant stream of work from all of my classes hasn't really given me much time to think about the passage of time, but I guess that's for the best, because that sort of stuff usually makes me really depressed.
As far as my service learning organization is going, the Library is the same as ever. The more that I volunteer there, the more I can start to see patterns with the kids, especially with their reading abilities. Some of the Latin American kids who are probably learning English as a second language have difficulty reading books and assignments made for kids much younger than they are. I realize that by reading with these kids that I can help them, but it seems like they aren't looking to really learn to read so much as they just want to get it over with. This lack of motivation is one of the main causes that I believe that kids fail in school, but it's a daunting problem to solve.
I'm almost a little sad that I only have to go back a few more times.

On a side note, I never know how to give positive reinforcement to these kids. I read online somewhere that saying "good job" to a kid can make them take praise for granted or something. If I can't say "good job," then what an I supposed to say? I just don't know anymore.