Service Learning Reflection 2

Whenever I was helping in the homework room, the only materials the children seemed to routinely use were the pencils, the electric pencil sharpener, and loose leaf paper. Every other thing they were using either came from school, such as their text books, or it was their own, like a folder or notebook. Sometimes, I would see some of the middle school students, or the high school students, using calculators. I am not sure where they came from, or if the school gives them out, but they seemed to be pretty old. The kids really did not seem to use a lot, other than their text books. Oddly enough, there are some book shelves filled with books in that homework room, but I never saw anyone using any of them. For example, what second grader is going to use an outdated encyclopedia on their science homework? Encyclopedias have virtually become a thing of the past with the advent of the Internet and especially smart phones.
I feel that the layout of the Easley Center is a little strange. In the room where the children are supposed to be focusing on their homework, there are large windows and you can see the television area from there. I found it very distracting that there was a lot of commotion happening right outside of the room, and inside the kids are trying to do their homework. Also, it was very annoying to have other kids come into the homework room running and screaming. They would come in and start distracting another kid, and then one of the adult chaperones would walk in and start yelling at the distracting kid. With all of the distractions, it is amazing that the kids can concentrate at all!