Easley 3

Today was my smoothest time at Easley so far. The little boy I was helping was very cooperative, and not manipulative like the little girl I had last time. He wanted to get his work done, and didn't partake in all of the teasing and craziness that the surrounding kids were doing. Something new that I noticed was they sort of ration their supply of looseleaf paper. It's sitting on a table, but you take only as much as you need, and the extras go back in the plastic. Also, the kids try not to waste things. There does not seem to be much to waste anyways.
This was also the first time where I was working with one kid, and other kids were coming up to me to ask for help at the same time. Normally, "my kid" would be the only one working. It was nice to feel like I was helping them, and accomplishing something.

Easley 2

Today was my second time at the Easley center. I got to help a few of the kids with their homework, which made me feel more useful than last time. I mostly helped a little girl with her English Grammar homework. I felt kind of awkward because I was a little shaky about the answers! It was difficult for the little girl to focus because the other kids would come up and distract her. And I also realized that even though the kids are friends, they make fun of each other non-stop and are constantly picking on one another. At one point "my" little girl threw a pair of scissors at the boy who was teasing her. If the boy had not ducked, the scissors would have hit him square in the face!
An other thing I noticed was the maturity that some of the kids had. They were only about 7 years old, but they behaved and talked like they were 14 years old. Gossiping and being sassy, I was a little bit uncomfortable because they tried to ask me personal questions and I would try to direct them back to their school work. There's never a dull moment!

Easley

Today was my first day volunteering at the Easley center. I went for an hour, and when I got there, the kids were all done with their homework already. I felt relatively useless because the kids were all playing with each other and I didn't want to jump into the middle of their play time. I went outside and observed some of the kids playing around outside on the playground equiptment. They were playing some kind of tag game.
Hopefully the next time I volunteer, I will be able to do something more productive and helpful.