Week 15 Reflection

Yesterday (Thursday) I went to the middle-school football game as an after-school activity. I thought it was a good way to show to my students (the one playing, cheering, cheerleading) that I am seriously interested in getting to know them and supporting them. In the long run I know that this could help my rapport with the students as well as the trust with my students. Little did I know how appreciative they'd be. Today all throughout the school day, I talked to a lot of them about being at the game and how the game went, etc. What was suprising to me was how much they thought of that. They were excited and told me how pleased they were that I was there. I never realized that just my showing up at the game would cause that kind of response. It is my desire to really show these students that I am interested in seeing them succeed in all arenas of life and am wanting to be a big encourager to them in these eight weeks.