Make-Up Work (The Struggle is Real)/Written Reflection One

Don't Miss School Kids

By Jacob Whitmore

 I've never liked missing school...

Our brilliant comic about the Articles of Confederation

Not because I love the atmosphere and can't stand to be away from it, but because I never like all the work I have to catch up on. You're given x-amount of days worth of work in one pile all at once. Plop! There it is, and do it all as quickly as possible. It can be overwhelming. However, I know there are times where missing school can't be avoided. So, what does all of this have to do with my service organization? 

A little more than a week ago, I went to volunteer at the Homework Help. Like any other day, I was paired with a student, and we sat down and prepared our materials.

I asked the young lady, "So, what are we working on today?"

Her response, "Well, I missed 4 days of school," and she started laying down sheet after sheet of all the assignments she needed to make up. There was a touch of history, a dash of business, and a pinch of science. Viola! The task of the ages! Initially, I felt an uncomfortable sensation in my stomach as I remembered the days of yore when I had to work thorough folders of assignments at a time. To say the least, I was not excited.

The extraordinary sequel comic about the Constitution

We started off with history. The assignment was to create two comics that explained how the Articles of Confederation and Constitution worked. Now, I'm not much of a history buff, so I had dig deep into the recesses of my mind to remember what I was taught. Although, the young girl I was helping actually knew the subject material, so it was just a matter of visually representing the topics. For business, we had to do some vocabulary sheets and a crossword; however, I had no idea what some of the answers were. We tried looking them up to no avail, and we worked together with Sam and Bobbi to figure out the solutions. To our misfortune, we still couldn't figure it out. So we did what we could and moved on to science, which we could only work on for a short time as the Homework Help was almost closed. We got a lot done but didn't manage to finish all of the make-up work.

Trying to unravel the enigma of business
(Bobbi, Sam, and the student)

Overall, I was really surprised with how everything went. The girl I helped knew what she was doing and worked diligently. I know some kids come to the Homework Help that don't have the motivation to work. It made me think about how there are some hard-working students out there who still manage their education and personal lives well, and that the Homework Help tutors still do their best to help those who don't have that work ethic. The tutors approach the students with amiability, hopefully making them a bit happier about their situation. Seeing both tutors and students working is something to appreciate.

So long as it's not make-up work that's the task at hand.
                                                                 
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