Internship at Hilton 2015

Yesterday I was left to look after the grade 8 History class and I think I really enjoyed the lesson as we recapped on what had been discussed and learned in the past two lessons. The boys were very cooperative and so I allowed for the lesson to a bit more fun, discussing the differences between the American Indians of the 1840s and our curret society. The boys amazed me; in that they postulated really solid justifications of their observations and thoughts .

This particular lesson was very exciting, I actually felt like a grade 8 learner myself.  I learned a lot because I put myself in the same position as the learners and indulged in what the lesson had to offer. I particularly liked the introduction of the topic ; parts of speech. In this lesson parts of speech were paralled to a very familiar and easy to understand concept for the boys. It seems discussions and work supervision are the key aspects of learning management as they were a fundemental part of this English lesson.

This lesson was very insightful, as a variety of learning styles were accommodated and the learners were kept interested through a visual aspect of the lesson that was used to create imagery around the concept that was introduced. A discussion was used to assesss whether learning and understanding had taken place and to what extent.

Last week Saturday we played Clifton in Basketball and it was a good game overall, which we won 28-10 after having lost our first fixture as u15B. I really felt like we have a special connection with the boys and it was really heart-warming to see them full of joy after having achieved something as a team. I am particularly impressed by the level of participation pertaining to extra-curricular codes here at Hilton. The learners are always giving 100% attendance and participation; which can yield tantamount enthusiasm for the coach.