Max Johnson Personal Essay

Max Johnson Peer Tutoring December 20, 2009



This semester I have had some favorite times in school. Last year I came to CVMS. I met my buddy Tanner. I saw Chase and I just connected with them both immediately. They always were happy and great friends to me. I loved being around them, and one day I saw my friend with them in the library and I asked him what he was doing. He said he was a peer tutor, and it was one of his favorite classes he had ever taken. When I found out I could be with the kids every day, I knew that I wanted to be a peer tutor.



I love being a peer tutor for so many reasons. When I walk into the class, I get high fives and at least 10 secret handshakes. I also like Peer Tutoring because you have so many friends. The third reason is that at lunch I always have a reserved spot so that I can eat with some of my friends. If anyone comes near my seat, Scotty, Tanner, and Jed will straighten them out for me. The final reason I love being a peer tutor is that it gives you a break from everything else you have going on. You finally have a time when you can relax. Peer tutoring turned out to be much more than I thought it would be.



I have learned so many things in peer tutoring this year. The biggest thing I have learned is that if you want to, no matter what, you can do anything. I have also picked up on some sign language with Chase. I have also learned that disabled kids are perfectly able to do the things we can do just in different way. Peer tutoring has helped me understand so much about disabled kids.



Some things about peer tutoring are hard. It is usually pretty easy to get along with everyone, but there are two things that are hard for me. These two things are always paying attention to the many things they say, and getting Jed to go to art. Sometimes some of my friends want me to talk to them, while the others want me to talk to them too. I have a hard time focusing on what each of them has to say.



Without question I would recommend being a peer tutor to anyone who wants to have a good time. I know I am going to try and be a peer tutor next year. I will miss peer tutoring, but I know I will always have a spot at our table.