2/13/20
Today the students worked on science which involved the water and carbon cycles. I helped my assisting teacher with one student. Her name was Cece at least that’s what she called herself. She was preparing for the mathematics exam in which adult ed students are required to demonstrate proficiency with basic algebra and arithmetic. She was struggling with fractions/division, inequalities and single variable algebra. The biggest problem we found was that she needed a better understanding of her multiplication tables. We talk about my interest in math and science and I explained to her what got me interested in science. After I explained it to her she appeared deflated saying that she would never get as good as I am with math. I explained to her that she doesn’t need to be good at math to make it and that everything takes practice to excel at. We parted ways and I encouraged her to continue working on her times tables and not to stress about the test. Overall I say it was a good session