I have been working with a student all year and he is a great kid. He has a rough home life and he is very defensive all the time. I have tried all year to break through that hard…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC
A ‘Great Story’ from Americorps’ Project MARS
One of my biggest challenges this year has come during a reading group that I have been leading every morning with 7 second graders. My group is constituted of ‘high readers’ from the class—kids who have a more advanced proficiency…
A ‘Great Story’ From Americorps’ Project MARS
A lot of what I do every day is literacy development, which involves serving either a group of kids, or individual kids in grades K-4. Together, we focus on reading skills; things like comprehension, fluency, pronunciation, etc. The process…
AmeriCorps Week 2018
The goal was to have members engaged in service projects to share the impact AmeriCorps members have all over the country each and every day. To really showcase what our members are doing and convey the positive impact they…
A ‘Great Story’ from Americorps’ Project MARS
Jill is one of my favorite students— but she’s also one of the most reluctant learners I have ever encountered! She has low self-esteem and has conditioned herself not to try at anything—no matter what it is. Jill has…
