Thursday, January 16, 2014

"Tutoring?" Nah. They're the ones tutoring us. (or at the very least, a mutualistic relationship. )

Gah, those young teens were so cute. I mean, I don't mean to sound patronizing by calling these guys 'cute' or the such, but they really were so adorable! Many of them were smiling. Most were enthusiastic while a few were slightly bored (--but really, they're people just like us. I can't blame them, hah. I get a bit bored in PE every once in a while too. )
[I'm sorry. I'm kind of horrible for calling them that, aren't I? sorry not sorry okay, sorry. I probably shouldn't lump a group of complex individuals and sweep them underneath the same adjective.]

Am I going to fast? Sorry. I'll explain a bit first on what I'm even blabbering on about.
Today in English class, I had to privilege of "tutoring" some students in the Special Education class. Now, our teacher toyed with the idea of doing this before and asked the class for their thoughts on it. When I thought "tutoring", I thought I would help them in relation to academics, not physical education!
For the first time, we got the chance to to experience what my teacher was planning for us to do. We walked over to the track and met up with the guys we were meant to "tutor". The first person we saw immediately greeted us and ask how we were doing. This concisely indicates that these people are both friendly and sweet.

What we had to do for the duration of the class period was to sit on the fake grass and roll a ball back and forth. Simple enough, right? The difficulty increases bit by bit until we had to go in push-up position to roll it back and forth and then later roll it by rolling it underneath one of our arms. Then afterwards, we had to stand up and throw the ball back and forth and catching it with only one hand. I may have failed a little there with the catching.
The people in that class were able to do it no extreme difficulty. The petite girl I was throwing to was a natural at rolling, throwing, and catching the ball. Even my friend could not compare. I'm looking at you, Elizabeth. They were able to do it wonderfully; spectacularly!

I do admire the people I met today. I have reason to believe that they're tough for striving. It takes a lot to keep on going even amidst all the setbacks. Difficulties pull us back, but they're able to pull forward. As opposed to them, I don't know if I can put on and wear such a heavy claim as they can.
The staff and teachers who guide them are great. I hope they continue to do a great job and give them the education and love they so deserve.

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