I decided this morning to help out someone a lot younger than me. I feel like that helping someone that is younger is defiantly different than helping someone who is older. For example, I helped a three year old and she wasn't able to give me much feedback. Unlike an adult or someone who can talk and communicate to me how they are feeling or if I am helping them, I got more facial gestures from her. She smiled and gave me a hug, which I can take as a good sign that she was happy and to me it was as if she said "Thank you." I feel like younger children aren't able to really understand helping others, but they are able to learn by watching others do it and by seeing others help them.
I know exactly what you mean. I used to teach soccer to 3-7 year olds and it was hard to tell if they were grasping what I had said or if they needed more help. A lot of it is based on their facial expressions, but I'm sure Bella loved having you help her. I still love that you're helping someone everyday...it's so awesome.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much and I have loved all the positive feedback from my classmates and it has helped to encourage me to continue throughout this project experiment and I am so glad that I am able to help others. I really have enjoyed this more than I can even put into words.
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