My Special Education Program

I have always loved helping kids and when a moment came to do just that, I went for it. One experience, I had that involved helping kids, was when I joined an educational program called Math 4 life. I entered the program the summer entering my eighth grade year. It was a youth program that taught younger kids mathematics. The goal was to teach kids how to manage their money, be financially responsible, and how to apply mathematics to their daily life. The program ran within the local school district in my community. There is a total of six elementary schools surrounding one middle school. Each instructing team consist of two to three middle school students and one teacher working together to supervise and teach the elementary students. The program took place four times a week over the course of the summer. I had the pleasure of being one

Allowing me to have a direct relationship with them.

Before teaching the course I took it upon myself to learn the basic necessities of managing money, banking, and a few saving methods. This helped me once I finally had my own real job. I was able to use my money wisely and knew that I had to open a savings account. Working over the summer with the kids also helped me retain months of education that I gained over the school year, because I was constantly and actively thinking throughout the summer. It was great practice, and it was a great experience knowing I had helped others obtain skills that they will need in the near future and throughout life. Although I was still shy and had a fear of speaking in public, once I got to high school, my fear was even worse before that. Before this experience I was living life in a bubble I did not handle speaking to others or direct eye contact well. I know that Math 4 life, along with cross country, helped improve my public speaking skills and diminish my fear of public