It’s our first year
teaching at Vanguard school and so far the experience has been great.
We have a close relationship with the administration; they have been
very supportive of our program. Jaleel, Jose, Crystal, Irene, Luis,
Neesha, Jeremy, Taquana and Joshua are our fabulous students. It’s a
very dynamic group; each student is very special. Neesha and Luis are aspiring artists and are so comfortable talking on the mic. Joshua has
all the computer skills and is good at editing. Jaleel is always quiet
but on point. Jeremy, on the other hand, is very energetic and always
participates.
Together this group vibrates. Our class discussions go
above and beyond. So far we’ve covered topics like media stereotypes,
bias in the media, and interviewing skills. The students have learned
how to use minidisk recorders and how to edit using Adobe. We still
need some work on multitrack editing and need to improve recording with
better levels. Currently, we are starting to work on our final project,
the radio documentary.
They’re just getting started. They’re in the
first stage, pre-production, which includes coming up with the subject
matter, conducting research, and contacting experts on each topic.
