Reflective Blog

Walking into ANSER, I had a very dim view of what the school might consist of.  I thought of it as nothing more than any other school I had ever been to/heard about.  What I didn't realize was how different it's teaching methods were compared to other schools.  It's like nothing I have ever experienced before.  Being as I come from a series of public schools who do nothing more than follow a basic teaching style, it was a major surprise to see how ANSER strays away from that in an attempt to better prepare the students for what lays beyond elementary and junior high school.  The students aren't limited based on the available resources, ANSER has a very large emphasis on providing the students with whatever resource they may need to finish their schoolwork on time and efficiently.  It's also a major help in the various different ways that the students might learn.  They are never denied learning a subject due to the fact that the school doesn't provide them with many helpful resources.  The time I've spent at ANSER has opened my eyes to a whole new style of teaching and learning.  It's amazing to see how schools are attempting to introduce new teaching styles.  The students at ANSER, even the struggling ones, seem to have an extremely good understanding of what is expected of them, and they put their best effort into the obstacles introduced throughout their time at the school.  Working with the students has given me an extraordinary opportunity to see the difference in educational maturity compared to, for example, various other students in public schools.  I am looking forward to continuing with my research and working with the kids at ANSER.  They have begun to open my eyes to this new style of teaching and learning that, otherwise, I would have been completely ignorant of.