Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and High School

Last Thursday the group had a chance to work with kindergarten classes, last Friday Rachel, Tanya, and I taught a group of 1st graders from Huntington, and today we all taught freshman from Fort Wayne. I'm glad we have an opportunity to teach students of all ages. I'll definitely never forget the excitement of the little kids. They definitely crack me up. After I had told my kindergarten group that my name is Jabin, one student called me Jameson during the entire hike. Funny stuff. I'll never forget the excitement of the 1st graders when we found a Red backed Salamander. We worked pretty hard to find that little critter. All of the 1st graders held it too! The high school group is definitely a different breed, but I breed I enjoy the most. It's nice to throw out some adult humor that they can find funny. Of course, I am reminded that they are a tough crowd to get fired up. You have to work a lot harder to get those kids fired up, and when you do get them fired up, you're never quite sure if the info is going to stick. Maybe someone should do Rachel's research next year with high school students. I'd be interested to see those results. There's not much I would change about these experiences with the students other than the timing with the 1st graders. The school arrived at the LC early so we had an extra long hike. The kids were tired and hungry by the time we got back, but I guess that's just one of those things. Live and learn.