Over fall break, I started my service hours. I am working in a third-grade class, where there are students with learning disabilities mainstreamed into the general education classroom. Overall, it was a tiring experience because the general education students have focus problems and behavioral issues…which can lead to a whole domino effect. For example, if one student gets out of hand, the whole classroom goes crazy. 

One of my assignments was to help a student with a learning disability take a test, which was hard because every student wanted help on the test once they saw me working with the particular student. Additionally, I felt it was hard to give attention to each student, because some of the students with learning disabilities required constant attention/supervision in order to complete their work.

For the most part, I enjoyed working with the entire class. However, based on my observations, it is tough environment to teach both a general third-grade class while also aiding the students with learning disabilities.