Most Challanging Student Experience

          One of the “most challenging” students that I recently worked with attended summer school. They knew how to do a lot and didn’t have problems with talking, but what they did struggle with the motivation to perform a task and staying focused on the task. Some of the tasks varied, we worked on everything from matching, patterns, puzzles, reading, counting, working with clocks and telling time, addition to coloring pages and playing outside. I struggled to sometimes because they would be doing a great job, then I told them it looked really good they just have to fix one or two things and then they would cry and shut down and out everything. I even tried to let them know they were doing well but still needed help and reassured that they could ask for help if they were confused or unsure. Other times would take all the time and only complete one task because they wouldn't stay focused. I was working with a total of 2-4 students and trying to keep them all on task, so sometimes they would start after someone and would get frustrated if they weren’t switching tasks the same times as the other students. I definitely think that this student would have benefited if they would've had more 1 on 1 time with a teacher. Also, I think that the environment was conducive for their learning. There were 6 to 8 students total in the room at once and they had different disabilities, some would get a little “rowdy” at points causing a chain reaction within the classroom. The student was always interested in what others were doing rather than working on what they’re doing.