I noticed almost every time that I was there that there were never any extra pencils. They would flood in to do their homework and I would hear about six kids say “I need a pencil” repeatedly until someone pulled an extra out of their backpack in order to make them stop talking. Their books are all classis textbooks and I had plenty like them. I don’t think they are fortunate enough to have the double copies my schools gave me so we could take one home and leave it at home while the other stayed at school. I personally think that was a waste of money for the schools I went to because what the Easley kids learn is responsibility and are less forgetful. I, on the other hand, am extremely forgetful and just cannot get it together sometimes. I’m not saying that having two books made me that way, but I’m sure it didn’t help. Since the supplies at the center are limited (extra pencils and paper), a lot of kids can’t do their homework when they want to and I bet they go home and forget all about it. I started to bring a pencil and a little pad of paper just in case. They always got used. The homework room is so small in comparison to the game room, the gym or the lounge room. For some reason I don’t see that to be right. I think some kids forgo the homework room when they get there because they see it is already full. There are not enough seats for all the kids who need to do work. Those that try to do it in the lounge room quickly get distracted by the kids not doing homework and playing. Then all hope is lost and they are off to play land. They looooove to socialize just like any other kid. They can’t wait to gossip and some of the mean girls can’t wait to pick on shyer girls and unsuspecting boys. There are a lot of students for one space and it is much easier when it isn’t cold outside because they can at least go play outside when the center gets crowded.
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