Material artifacts at Easley go unnoticed as far as written materials. I did not even think to use the resources that they have available because there was never a need during a tutoring session. The kids come in with their worksheets. That's all I've ever seen them use. Also, I've heard that their resources are not up-to-date, and I've seen that they are lacking in resources that would actually be beneficial (i.e. objects to use for visual math, games like Scrabble, etc.). The games that they have are great resources except that the foosball game is missing parts, and they have to share marbles when playing Mancala because they are lacking marbles for all of the games.
The space at Easley is put together well for what they have. They have a track and field outside, a playground, an inside gym, a space for games and tables, and a room for tutoring. I think it is funny that it is a program for after school tutoring, and yet the tutoring room is the smallest space they have. Also, the games are placed in the atrium, so they are amid everything that is going on, and it tends to get crazy out there at times. The games are right outside of the tutoring room, so they can be distracting to the kids who are trying to do their homework.
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