Friday, May 8, 2015
Observation #4 Reflection
Yesterday I went to my second session of the middle/high school students after-school program. I did observe for a little, but most of the time was spent doing interviews: I interviewed the two ESL students who brought back signed consent forms and two of the volunteers. I was very happy with the responses one ESL student gave, but not so much with the other student; no matter how I would word or reword my question, she gave very short responses. Some of the responses the volunteers gave contradicted what the other said, but there were several responses that were very similar. I look forward to seeing how all the information goes together when I will begin analyzing! I have two more Thursdays in which I can interview any more ESL students who come regularly (if they return consent forms and sign assent forms), interview students' teachers, interview the ESL students' parents, interview staff members, observe, and obtain any more documents from the coordinator if possible. I do hope to finish collecting all data by next Thursday though because I know I need to begin the actual analysis of all this data next week!
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Keep working hard! :) Working with children is always a gamble.. I have many students that are puzzling (behavior problems, etc) and I am always questioning what it is like for them at home, what drives them to say what they say and how they say it, etc. If I knew I had the time to properly complete a project like yours (which I applaud you for!!), I would have loved to! I always tell people if I had to do it over, I would have become a child psychologist because I am infatuated with how their brains work and how external factors play a role in their development and view of the world. You're doing a great job!
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