SOS Classroom Project

The SOS classroom project is very important because when LAUSD cancelled summer school for the year 2009, there was stress in students that had trouble in school. Summer school acted as a bounce back for those who didn’t do well academically through out the course of the year. At the same time, me and a group of amazing people thought that something had to be done about this problem so we gathered information from internet sources to help with the outpouring concerns that students have regarding their academic achievements.
Through out the course of this class, the SOS classroom project has been a success reaching every corner of the world. My responsibility in this project was researching mathematical problems for third graders up to fifth graders. I had to research different mathematical equations for these different age groups. I made the choices I made in selecting the web pages through really focusing on the lesson plan covered by each age group. I had to match every subject to its age requirements and it was a challenge. The knowledge gained technologically in this class made it easier for me to proceed with my research because it made it easier to work and less stress about how I was going to save a certain site, or how do I get back to this page. My contribution to the SOS classroom project also included a promotional and inspirational speech that I and another teammate of mine took part in at a small summer school program in Los Angeles. This speech meant a lot to the children and it also did to us, children aging from four to twelve. Both I and my teammate talked about the struggles we had growing up as children and how we don’t have the opportunity to access computers and had to learn the hard way. The speech was quick and straight forward but I feel like me and my classmates did a good job in trying to motivate these kids into taking summer school classes just to catch up or excel forward.
I don’t feel like I have done enough for the project in researching more websites, but when it comes to outside activities in trying to promote the importance of summer school and taking extra classes, I know that we have reached a majority of the children.
The need for this project is for international outreach. I am from a small island that has not heard about this kind of technology and is suffering from the same problems that LA is having related to summer school. To reach internationally, the SOS classroom project will help children all around the world academically and a better chance of having a better future. In the near future, I hope that the SOS classroom project will not only cover K through 8th but also reach higher grade levels. The project is a source of learning and fun. It is focused only on children know but hopefully it reaches a older learning class in the future.