Today at BJM was a slower day. Many of the students had already finished their work in the first session, so only a few were left during “Second-Option”. What I noticed about these students is that they manage their time well. Most students use the first hour of the program to complete all of their homework while help is readily available. Then, if time permits, they do their nightly reading assignment, and there are numerous books to choose from, as the study location is in the library.
Upon finishing their homework, one student picked up one of the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” books and was deeply invested in its pages. When I saw this, I told him that I had read those books when I was around his age, which lead him to look at me with a blank stare. He then opened the book to the front pages to look at the publication date, to which at his surprise, was the year he was born.
To me, this showed that there was a large gap between myself and these students. These students talked about video games and current social media events that did not even exist when I was their age. It is quite interesting to see the difference in hobbies and current events as seen through a much younger set of eyes.