Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2003, Page 45

Description:	•7 \W AWM It;.. *k ^^M-^3>Wlmfmrnmrnmie Snapp wI(JSenior Charlotte Brinegar carries junior Beare Philipsonlin the pool. Brinegar hoped that as a peer tutor shelwould gain experience to help with a future career..Mr-By Allie BehneyWhat makes peer tutoring uniquein comparison to typical tutors? Itinvolves more interaction with thestudents than just helping with workand assignments, junior TaleenaMeadows said. We play differentgames, go on walks, and go out intothe community to places like the VMCAand the mall, freshman JessicaRichardson said.Peer tutors help disabled studentslearn and practice everyday tasks.We [help] all of the students withskills like typing and working on thecomputer, junior Charli Fipps said.Fipps has been a peer tutor for threeyears.The peer tutors also benefit fromfWmmWiTaking a break from sorting stencils, junior Charli Fipps looks on as freshmanJessica Richardson assists freshman Aaron Norris with finger-painting crafts.Art was one of the many activities peer tutors helped the class accomplish.this program. It is very rewardingto know that I helped the studentsthrough the day, Fipps said, andits a good feeling to noticeimprovements in each of thestudents.Being a peer tutor isnt all fun andgames, however. An effective peertutor has to be outgoing, able towork well with others and be verypatient and flexible to be successfulin this job, Richardson said. JuniorBrittney Deckard agrees, Vou haveto realize that the students do havedisabilities, and cannot alwaysunderstand directions, so patienceand tolerance are important.Juniors Josh Winters and Beare Phillipsonwash dishes in the cafeteria. The studentsoften performed various tasks around school.Freshman Chico Mosora concentrates on a writing assignment with the helpof junior Charli Fipps. Along with writing, Fipps taught the students to typeand to use other computer skills.Peer Tulorz> 45
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