Učeći o drugima, učim o sebi

Nakon mjesec dana provedenih u ulozi volontera u osnovnoj i srednjoj školi „Slava Raškaj“, naučila sam puno toga o sebi i svijetu oko sebe. Iskustvo koje imam u  prenošenju znanja kolegama na fakultetu mi je svakako poslužilo, ali morala sam se ponovno učiti strpljivosti,  kako prilagoditi gradivo koje je katkad komplicirano, apstraktno i nezanimljivo i učiniti ga lakše razumljivim.

U osnovnoj školi to je nekako i lakše, jer su dostupna različita pokazna sredstva, koja donekle približe pojmove i procese. Također, kroz igru se puno toga može usvojiti.

 Sa srednjoškolcima zna biti  izazovno, jer su u specifičnom životnom razdoblju, kada su zaokupljeni različitim stvarima i ne baš zainteresirani za dugotrajna učenja. Međutim, kroz šalu i razumijevanje njihovih stajališta, uspijevam doprijeti i do njih. Upravo to je ono što me motivira da nastavim raditi. Raduje me njihova neposrednost kada mi na hodniku priđu nasmiješeni i kažu: „Dobar dan, profesorice, uspio/uspjela sam. Dobio/la sam tu i tu ocjenu. Hvala Vam na pomoći.“

Ispunjava me činjenica da nekome olakšavam proces učenja. Kako reče Goethe:  Ako se prema pojedincu odnosiš kao da je ono što treba i što može biti, on će i postati što treba i što može biti. Slavimo život zajedno!

 

After a month spent as a volunteer in the primary and secondary school "Slava Raškaj", I learned a lot about myself and the world around me. The experience I have in passing on knowledge to colleagues in college has certainly served me well, but I had to re-learn patience, how to adapt material that is sometimes complicated, abstract and uninteresting and make it easier to understand.

In primary school, it is somehow easier, because different demonstration means are available, which bring the concepts and processes closer. Also, a lot can be adopted through the game.

 It can be challenging with high school students, because they are in a specific period of life, when they are busy with different things and not very interested in long-term learning. However, through joking and understanding their views, I manage to reach them as well. This is exactly what motivates me to keep working. I am happy with their immediacy when they come to me in the hallway smiling and say: “Good afternoon, professor, I succeeded. I got this and that grade. Thank you for your help. "

I am filled with the fact that I make the learning process easier for someone. As Goethe said: If you treat an individual as if he is what he needs to be and what he can be, he will become what he needs to be and what he can be. Let's celebrate life together!