{"id":2527,"date":"2016-10-18T22:14:02","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T02:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/?p=2527"},"modified":"2016-10-18T22:14:31","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T02:14:31","slug":"theyre-really-something-else","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/theyre-really-something-else\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;THEY&#8217;RE REALLY SOMETHING ELSE&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/files\/2016\/10\/butler-writers-sign.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2530\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/files\/2016\/10\/butler-writers-sign.png\" alt=\"butler writers sign\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/files\/2016\/10\/butler-writers-sign.png 960w, http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/files\/2016\/10\/butler-writers-sign-659x439.png 659w, http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/files\/2016\/10\/butler-writers-sign-768x512.png 768w, http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/files\/2016\/10\/butler-writers-sign-700x467.png 700w, http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/files\/2016\/10\/butler-writers-sign-332x221.png 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Like most of the class, I was nervous about the first day at Broad Ripple Magnet\u00a0School.\u00a0 I had never been in a teaching or mentoring position before, and my experience with middle schoolers was nonexistent. Going into that room on the very first day, I expected a lot of things. I imagined cataclysmic worst-case scenarios and pessimistic best-case scenarios to avoid disappointment. What I didn\u2019t expect, however, was how much I ended up enjoying my time with my group.<\/p>\n<p>Time and again, I\u2019ve tried to come up with a way to describe the kids that we work with, and all I keep coming back to is, \u201cthey\u2019re really something else.\u201d Over the past couple weeks, it seems like as soon as I sit down with my group at our usual table, I don\u2019t stop laughing until I\u2019m heading out the door to go back to campus. Between writing, I feel like I find new areas of common ground with a student every Tuesday and Thursday. Whether it\u2019s a cartoon we both watched as kids or a band that we both like, I\u2019m always amazed by how easy it is to connect.<\/p>\n<p>What also strikes me is how unabashedly honest the kids at Broad Ripple are, both with me and each other. In just two short weeks, I\u2019ve already seen eighth\u00a0graders communicate more clearly and openly with one another than many adults I know. They tell each other how they\u2019re feeling and aren\u2019t afraid to ask questions about what others might consider \u201csensitive topics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No matter how prepared I think I am for the next meeting, these kids always somehow manage to surprise me in the best ways. They\u2019re funny, compassionate, and full of creativity. It\u2019s been a wonderful experience getting to know them so far, and I only look forward to the rest of the time we have together.<\/p>\n<p><em>Savannah Correll is a senior English major.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Like most of the class, I was nervous about the first day at Broad Ripple Magnet\u00a0School.\u00a0 I had never been in a teaching or mentoring position before, and my experience with middle schoolers was nonexistent. 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