Asb Reflection

Waiting eagerly in our school garden, I was about to meet the five fourth graders that I was going to be grouped with for the rest of the year. I was a bit casual about the “meet and greet” because I could not determine how well I would fair with these little children. I could not predict whether these kids will enjoy my company or loathe it. After a lengthy thirty minute wait, the kids began to slowly flood onto the field. I was introduced to each student one by one and the first thought that ran through my mind was “How am I going to connect with someone who’s so different?” They were so reserved and quiet and I found it troubling having to find something to stimulate these them. My mind quickly jumped to all the basic questions to try to
Every year, we are assigned children from the fourth grade and our jobs as ASB leaders was to befriend them and to serve as someone who could help these newcomers adjust to the new environment they found themselves in.This being my first year in ASB, I initially brushed the event of as another simple duty we needed to deal with. In spite of this mentality, this event proved to be much more relevant than I had first predicted. Over the course of the next few months, our little group of friends would mold me into a person who I could never have imagined myself to be. When one of the kids had a problem they needed to deal with, I would lend my attention to them and help them cope with the situation they were faced with. When one of them needed someone to keep them company, they would come to me to help them rid of their boredom. These interactions aided in the development of my leadership skills and furthermore, it gave me insight on the type of person I want to be in the years to come. I soon began to construct myself as someone who could be a mentor or life coach. Alongside pursuing my dream of becoming a medical professional, I also want to become a person of guidance. I want to seen as someone who can lead the way for others, whatever the problem may