Macy Duffy

Miss Cunningham

British Literature

15 March 2019

Conclusion Reflection

My topic was to tutor kids and help them grow in their math abilities. I have always loved

working with kids and have been told by many adults how great I am with them. I chose this as

my topic for my capstone because I want to be a math teacher after college and continue to

help kids with one of the most important subjects they’ll learn in their life. I saw how most of my

peers hated mathematics and I was hoping to possibly change that for the five kids I tutored. I

wanted to solve this by helping them better understand the simple concepts at a younger age so

that when they get added onto newer concepts, they wouldn’t be trying to catch up and fall

behind so far that they fail the whole test. I hoped to learn better and more efficient ways of

teaching kids so that I can use those techniques for my future students, or even myself for

studying tips. I planned to ask multiple groups of kids that I knew through various ___ of my life

and offer my help to them. I didn't really encounter any obstacles but maybe something I

could’ve been better about would be writing out notes for them and practice problems for them

to keep. I ended up tutoring six girls total; three were from gage, one from poly, and two of my

neighbors. They brought what they were working on and I went through any questions they had

and then I gave them tricks or shortcuts they could use to make their most hated subject a little

easier. I feel like I accomplished something that I’ve been wanting to do for a while now but had

just been too scared to do. I learned that teaching is a passion of mine and it made me even

more excited for my future teaching career. I am proud of how well I explained the topics to the

students and how well they picked up the concepts. Something I wish I could’ve done differently
would be bringing cute little snacks and treats for when they get stuff right. I feel like I was able

to make a difference with kids that I tutored, almost all of them were willing to learn and wanted

to be better at math. If I had the time, I would make a website for my tutoring services with

things like availability hours, past experience, and pricing so that my business could grow and I

could reach out to new students that I could help. If I could give any advice to seniors starting

the capstone, it would be to choose something that has to do with your future. It will make you

do research on it and think of things that you didn't know that would be required of you for that

career path.