My Experience At The Whelchel Family Life Center - 1698 Words

Introduction There is always more than one way to do something and education is no exception. Educators have different philosophies and classroom approaches depending on their subject and the type of students that they have. This semester, I had the opportunity to apply information from a class to real world situations. Through my field experience at the Whelchel Family Life Center, I was able to see the challenges associated with teaching different social classes, different demographics, and different learning styles. I was able to learn how to navigate through common challenges from observing my mentoring instructors, which in turn will help me to develop my own teaching style and better prepare me to be a future educator. Whelchel Family Life Center The Whelchel Family Life Center is a non-profit center whose goal is â€Å"to provide services to the community by enriching the spiritual, educational, physical, emotional, and social needs of youth, elderly, and families of the local and surrounding communities† (W.L.). This center is used to promote health for all members of the community in need of support mentally or physically. I worked closely first through eighth graders. There was a variety of both male and female students. The demographics was mostly African American students and mentors, but some Caucasian students and volunteers. Most of the children did not suffer from any learning disabilities and readily absorbed information in the classroom. Because of the age