Teaching primary year students

I will start my new CAS which is to teach math to primary year students. I will do this with one of my teacher - Bu Tiwi (as my supervisor) - and my friend, Kristie.

Here is my CAS proposal:
This activity will be one of my service projects. In this project, I am going to teach grade one until grade three students about mathematics, Indonesian language and/or English language. The first learning outcome that I will achieve is engaged with issues of global importance (education). This is because people in the rural areas usually do not consider education as their first priority, therefore by helping them to learn, me and my teachers will emphasize the importance of education. Here, I have the opportunity to share what I have to the less fortunate to increase their skills. For example, I am quite exposed to English language; therefore it is time for me to share to them my knowledge about English language so they will find good use of it in their future. As I will be teaching primary school subjects, the materials will not be a big obstacle for me. Making learning fun for them is the challenge for me, which leads to the next learning outcome which is increasing my awareness of my strengths and areas for grow. I know that my academic skill for primary school might be sufficient but I also know that teaching people is one of my weaknesses. This is because teaching needs patience and understanding of the student, I cannot be too strict for them but yet serious. I tend to want others to do things quickly; therefore by teaching these kids, I hope my skill to relate to others and understand their condition and their needs will increase. Throughout the CAS I will be showing my perseverance and commitment of this activity as I will try my best to attend the class to teach them every week as the appreciation for the students that are willing to spend time to study with us. Ibu Tiwi also emphasizes that we are going to teach ethics to these students, therefore the way I act will matter so I will have to consider the ethical implications of my actions. As my status there will be a helping teacher, it is not nice to give a bad example for the kids and it will also be bad if I disappoint the children’s will to study. At the end of this activity, I believe I will develop new skill. This is because I will learn how to make learning fun for children, share my knowledge with the easiest way to decipher for others and last but not least, the skill to improve my surrounding’s quality in this case education. I am very looking forward to this activity because even though the number of children we are teaching is small, we will have an impact on them.