On Saturday, Feburary 23, four Drexel University AIChE members taught a science lesson to seventh grade students from three west Philadelphia schools. These students are a part of the Lindy Scholars program, which focuses on tutoring in math and literacy.
The Lindy Scholars program strives to help 6-8th grade students become more successful by sending Drexel students to local K-8 schools to tutor. This program gives a glimpse into the poor schools of the area. In many cases, more than half of the students in a classroom do not learn and consequently do poorly in their classes. In fact, earlier in the day the group of students—all from Philadelphia—didn’t know the date that the Declaration of Independence was signed.
The frustrating problem is that students in these schools are smart and have the same potential as any other group of students at their age. The only difference between their schooling and the others is that other students have more people encouraging and teaching them: These students only need mentors, tutors and role models to make them apply themselves. Tutors from the Lindy Scholars program encourage kids to explore the world, to dream about the future, and to believe in their abilities. In turn, the tutors expect excellence from every one of them.
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March 11th, 2013
Drexel University AIChE Members Support Educational Outreach
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By Daniel McPherson and Krysten Minnici
On Saturday, Feburary 23, four Drexel University AIChE members taught a science lesson to seventh grade students from three west Philadelphia schools. These students are a part of the Lindy Scholars program, which focuses on tutoring in math and literacy.
The Lindy Scholars program strives to help 6-8th grade students become more successful by sending Drexel students to local K-8 schools to tutor. This program gives a glimpse into the poor schools of the area. In many cases, more than half of the students in a classroom do not learn and consequently do poorly in their classes. In fact, earlier in the day the group of students—all from Philadelphia—didn’t know the date that the Declaration of Independence was signed.
The frustrating problem is that students in these schools are smart and have the same potential as any other group of students at their age. The only difference between their schooling and the others is that other students have more people encouraging and teaching them: These students only need mentors, tutors and role models to make them apply themselves. Tutors from the Lindy Scholars program encourage kids to explore the world, to dream about the future, and to believe in their abilities. In turn, the tutors expect excellence from every one of them.
On Saturday, Feburary 23, four Drexel University AIChE members taught a science lesson to seventh grade students from three west Philadelphia schools. These students are a part of the Lindy Scholars program, which focuses on tutoring in math and literacy.
The Lindy Scholars program strives to help 6-8th grade students become more successful by sending Drexel students to local K-8 schools to tutor. This program gives a glimpse into the poor schools of the area. In many cases, more than half of the students in a classroom do not learn and consequently do poorly in their classes. In fact, earlier in the day the group of students—all from Philadelphia—didn’t know the date that the Declaration of Independence was signed.
The frustrating problem is that students in these schools are smart and have the same potential as any other group of students at their age. The only difference between their schooling and the others is that other students have more people encouraging and teaching them: These students only need mentors, tutors and role models to make them apply themselves. Tutors from the Lindy Scholars program encourage kids to explore the world, to dream about the future, and to believe in their abilities. In turn, the tutors expect excellence from every one of them.
