The Honors College allowed college stuclenLs to serve the Searcy communiLy by tutoring local children. Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon, Harding students assisted students in grades 7-12 with homework and class assignments. Some students could not receive the help they needed al home. The college sLUdents involved provided free one-on-one assistance Lo children and a study session to benefit Lhe ~tudent,' success. Harding graduate , ,ith Ha rding during summer 2016, where he had his first hands-on teaching experience. He wanted to continue gaining experience, especially in the local community, because he under tood Lhe importa nce of educational programs in rural a rcas. "I've become more ofa team player as I p1avc worked J rogeLhcr wiLh the other sLudents who arc there,'· Lance said. "\Ve try to pool all our sLrengths Lo help the students LLhc besL] we can.'' assistanL S,l\'an na .Jac kson orga nized the program in a small, private setting for the tutors and students. The tutoring sessions grew in popularity among the students and their parent:. During fall 2016, there was a ,vaiting list for sc,-cral parents who wanted their children to be invoked. Jackson was thrilled to see the impact the tutors had on the children and their acadc·mic success. "I want kids to do better zn school. I want to give them motivation to keep going. )) Other Lutor ·said they e1~oyed getting to build relationships with the children involved. Sophomore art major Laura Wilton participaLed in the program and fell it helped her truly undersLand how importanL teaching for specific learning sLylcs was for the students involved. The experience \\Tilton gained from the program helped her get an idea ofwhaL students' educational needs looked like. - Savanna Jackson) graduate assistant " I ,,ant to src kids rlo beLter in school,'. Jackson Sdid. ·'I \\'ant to give them moLivation to keep going." The tutors itn-olved ,,·ere also passionate about seeing the students th riff. Some of the tutors majored in ed.ucation, but not all or Lhcm. Thi gave the children the benefit of ha\"ing tutors skilled in multiple subjects. Senior English rducation majorjonathon Lance went to Scotland She Lailored each session so the swdems would get the most out ofit. "It's nice that we have this program where people can get help for free,'' Wilton said. '·It's gi,·ing people like rne experience, and it's tying us into the community a bit more." I\fany of the children involved often returned annually to receive help, and parents were grateful to the university students who took the time to make a big cliOerence in ::i. small way. Freshman nursing major Madeleine Hope spends her afternoon assisting local students with their homework in the Sears Honors College on Oct. 24. Students offered their time each Tuesday and Thursday to help students advance in their academics. I Photo by Ka;:_u Fujisawa Sophomore I.aura ll"ilton l'Olu11/eersfor one hollr to tutnr a lorn! hi_r,/1 school student u•ith her homez,•vrk in the Sears Honors College on Oct. 2-1. The Honors College oj)cred the tuloring program to lorn/ schools u-/1ose slurlcntl" needed lulp i11 s11bjecls like math, English. historv and science. I Pholo bJ ka::.u F"i(iisawa 110\0H~ COl.1.1-.CE <( <n ·
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