| | I've been working as a docent for more than two months at the Museum of Tolerance. Honestly, it's been insanely rewarding.
My
first tour was a learning curve; not all teachers are mentors. My first
group's teacher has been changed by the bureaucracy of the system. She
lacks passion in her voice. You can tell by the way she acts, she
thinks she superior to the students. Her demeanor and bad attitude
urked me substantially. It almost killed my first time but it's also a
mixed blessing. Even if i stumbled on my words, failed to use correct
grammar and echoed nervousness, I'm still acting as a educator with a
voice. It makes sense to be a docent.
Teach Me, Piute
My
2nd group really should have been my first one. The students at Piute
Middle School are awesome, off the hook...(use all the words you can
think of because they are all of them). The following statements made
by 7th & 8th graders...
"the text books don't really tell
you everything that went on in history, they only tell you the good
things or they don't go into detail"
"We're not little kids anymore, so they don't have to sugarcoat everything"
Young
people are thoughtful and they can engage in meaningful discussions.
There was this little guy named Jonathan who's Brazilian, Guatemalan,
and German. He saw a group of 3rd graders walk by him and said, "Aren't
they too young to be here, I mean like, the images are too violent for
them. If i were them, I'd be scared". (the 3rd graders were actually
there for a separate exhibit). I found out later that he wrote in our
guest book, "I'm sad".
Everyday is a box of chocolates, I
never know what kind of group I'll get. And I hope that the students
continue to challenge. They inspire me to pursue the social changes
that need to take place. |
| | Posted 6/28/2007 11:31 AM - 27 Views - 4 eProps - 3 comments
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