Izzy Koningstein
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Selby Lane School
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Before beginning my PACT, I was aware of how public
schools are at different calibers, but I didn't know to what extent. When I
first started tutoring at Selby Lane School, I came upon the problem that the fourth
grade students were struggling with their basic math skills such as adding.
When I think back on my elementary school education, I think of the fun rocket
math activities I did as a third grader which tested multiplication and
division. The gap between the fourth graders at Selby Lane struggling with
addition and me who was excelling at multiplication and division a year earlier
indicates the discrepancy throughout the community in education. A lot of the
children at Selby Lane are predominantly Spanish speakers, which presented a bit
of a language barrier since I don't take Spanish. With a lot of these students
their Spanish skills are better than their English skills, which makes for a
hard learning environment. I learned that I am comfortable working with kids
through my service work, and by my second visit it was so fun working with the
same kids again and again to see their progress. I think I have made an impact
through my service because the teachers don't have time to attend to every
student and I got to help every student that was struggling.
