Helping Kindergarteners!

   For the past two days, at school, my computer class went to go and help the kindergarten class since they also have an Apple product (iPod) for school. We showed them what the app store looked like and how to download apps onto the iPod.
   When my teacher said that the class was going to help the kindergarten class, I thought, "Yes, this is so much better than computer work!" So on the first day we went, the little kids had just woken up from their naps. I thought that they would be cranky and not listen, but they were great listeners! I didn't expect it to be so organized since little kids are busy bodies and you have to tell them repeatedly to sit down and be quiet. To my surprise, when my teacher said to the little ones to quiet down, they were quiet and listened; and I didn't expect that. Another thing that I didn't expect was for the kids to know how to unlock and lock the device. I thought we would have to show them a couple of times before they got the hang of it. Or that they would ask the same questions over and over again. After we finished downloading the apps that needed to be downloaded, the little kids got to play on the apps and get familiar with it. The second day we went, we did the same thing- helped them download apps- it was a lot smoother and easier than the first day since we (high school students) knew what to do.
   Helping the little kids was fun! It was great to get out of the computer classroom and do something new! There were several things that helped me realized stuff about myself and those kids. Helping them made me realize that, those generation of kids are very quick learners when it comes to interacting with devices. And also that they are so smart than I ever was when I was that young... It's made me want kids even more because they are so precious and cute (until they grow up..). It also made me want to strive more towards my goal in what I want to be when I grow up -NICU Nurse. At the end of the day, I really enjoyed helping the little kids and would love to do it again.