Pace Mentoring

Well I have discussed Pace earlier in my blog, and to catch you up if you didnt read that one. Pace is basically a program that I have been in this year, in which I mentor and tutor students who can not be in a public school setting. This whole year we have been having quite a bit of problems with communication and getting the kids enthusiastic about learning. We as an organization have been working hard on trying to fix these problems, but without cooporation from everyone we cant get anywhere. Well to make a long story short, because of all of these problems the program has now been suspended. I was soo upset about this because I know hjow far this program could of went with the right help. The leaders say the main reason it was suspended was because the students were dropping it, and plainly did not want to stay after school to do homework. So the leaders are working on ideas to fix this. I think that we should do some programs that are fun, and not just always talk about school and work when we are with the students all the time. In order to spark an interest in these kids we have to first understand what interest them, and apparently school work is not their interest or else they wouldnt be in the program in the first place. I know that in the end we have to help them do better with their acedemics, but we cant help them if that dont want to be helped. so what are we to do? because I really want to help these kids. I have grown to care about some of them, and its sad because all of them have the ability to succeed in life. The only problem is they dont know this and a lot of them dont have anyone in their lives to tell them this.