Being an elementary education major, I am, clearly, passionate for schools, teaching, and children. Upon finding out about the undergraduate research assistant position, I was immediately interested in joining the project. In one of my previous education classes, we focused on data-driven curriculum decisions through completing observations, interviews, and various assessments. I found I enjoyed this type of work and was hoping to hone my research skills further through joining the CSI (Community School Initiative) project. I believed that in learning about schools, specifically Chicago Public Schools, where I am hoping to work after graduation, from another viewpoint as a researcher would strengthen my knowledge and be useful in my career. I was also interested to learn more about how my university has been connected to the neighborhood schools and what that relationship looked like. Another aspect of this project that I had not been exposed to through my education classes was how the after school programs functioned to better support students’ needs. As a future teacher, it is important for me to know and understand my students well, including what sort of other supports they have at home or at school to help drive my decisions in the classroom. I thought that to be given the opportunity to see students in this environment from a perspective other than a teacher would be both interesting for me to research but would also widen my awareness and insights about students in after school programs in CPS.
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