Interview with a LexYouth student
(mw, second grade)2020.4.21
How long have you been a student?
-It has been almost half a year (five months)
Why do you choose to be a LexYouth student?
-Because my Mom told me the teachers do it for good reasons, the donation my mom makes will be
donated to charity or community projects
Why do you want to do the LexYouth lesson in addition to a regular chess school?
-It is my New Year’s resolution to get good at chess. The chess school does a lot of games and puzzles LexYouth is more relax and fun.
Who is your teacher? Do you like him, and why?
-Raymond is my teacher, and I heard he was a state Chess champion twice. Yes, I do like him, because he has a sense of humor.
What is the format of the lesson?
-It is on Zoom, and Raymond always comes prepared. He is also able to answer all my questions.
What did you learn from the lesson?
-Every lesson there is a focus, such as games, strategies, or puzzles. I learned knowledge and strategies about chess. I had lots of fun too.
Will you drop it if you get busy? Why?
-No. Because Raymond has a sense of humor and it is fun.
How would you comment on your teacher?
-He has a sense of humor and he is pretty good with chess
What are the best parts of the lesson?
-Sometimes we have breaks, and sometimes I won a game on chess.com.
What could be improved?
-I know it may not be perfect, but I can’t think of anything to be improved now.
Do you want to say anything to your teachers?
-I look forward to our next lesson
Do you want to say anything to LexYouth?
-Please continue the program, I like it.
2020.4.21与 LexYouth学生的面试（Mason，二年级）
你做LexYouth学生多久了？
-已经四个月了
您为什么选择成为LexYouth学生？
-因为我妈妈告诉我小老师们会把我们捐款将捐赠给慈善机构或社区项目。
为什么除了常规的象棋学校外还想上LexYouth课程？
-下好象棋是我的新年决心。象棋学校有很多比赛和智力题，LexYouth更加轻松有趣。
你的老师是谁？你喜欢他吗，为什么？
-雷蒙德（Raymond）是我的老师，我听说他两次当过州象棋冠军。是的，我喜欢他，因为他有
幽默感。
课程的形式是什么？
-在Zoom上课，Raymond每次都做好准备来上课。他也能够回答我所有的问题。
您从本课中学到了什么？
-每节课都有重点，例如游戏，策略或难题。我学习了有关国际象棋的知识和策略。我也玩得很开
心。
如果你变忙碌了，会停上这个象棋课吗？为什么？
-不会。因为雷蒙德有幽默感，上课很有趣。
您如何评价您的老师？
-他有幽默感，并且在国际象棋下得特别好
本课程的最佳部分是什么？
-有时我们会休息放松，有时我会在Chess.com上赢一场比赛。
LexYouth有什么可以改进的？
-我知道这可能并不完美，但我现在想不出任何需要改进的地方。
你想对老师说什么吗？
-我期待我们的下一课
您想对LexYouth说什么吗？
-请继续你们的课程，我很喜欢。
Interview with a LexYouth Teacher
(Mathew, 7th grade)
Why do you want to be a LexYouth teacher?
I want to give back to my community, and I feel like that this is a good way. I feel that I have
been gifted so much without giving back. Not only that, but I also get the added bonus of a
reward.
What do you teach? How many hours per week?
I teach Computer Science and Math. I teach around 2 hours a week and spend around half an
hour preparing each week. The preparation is usually spent on making slideshows.
How do you teach?
I try to teach through lectures before moving on to a project that incorporates the knowledge
from the lectures. I try to use examples.
Can I have your sample slides?
Yes.
Who is your student? How old?
My student is Jasper. He is in Kindergarten.
How is your relationship with your student? Do you want to say anything to him?
I think that I am quite friendly with my student. He is very smart, as he is in second grade math
already.
What are the difficulties you have encountered in teaching?
One difficulty was how my student sometimes says he gets stuff but has only memorized the
words. I push him to try and tell me if he doesn’t understand the concept, but I know that it can
be hard to differentiate between memorizing the words that I said and understanding the
concept.
What is the fun part as a LexYouth teacher?
I find that interacting with my student and seeing him do so well in my classes is really fun. I like
seeing him make progress and understanding things that he previously didn’t understand.
What are the challenges you have had as a LexYouth teacher? How have you overcome those?
One challenge as a LexYouth teacher is making sure that I have just the right amount of content
to teach during my lesson. I usually overcome this by making sure my main lesson is
intentionally shortened. I then make a bunch of 1-minute activities, tasks, problems or lessons to do at the end of the class. Because of this, I finish the main lesson around five minutes before
class ends then I start the small activities.
Is there anything you want to tell the LexYouth management team?
I appreciate the hard work that you do to organize this program. I feel like my work is
insignificant compared to theirs.
What do you like about the LexYouth program most? Or What do you enjoy most as a LexYouth
teacher?
As stated above, I find that interacting with my student is fun, as I like seeing him make
progress and understanding things that he previously didn’t understand.
What improvements do you think LexYouth can make going forward?
I don’t really have much knowledge on how the system works, so I don’t have much feedback.
As a teacher, I haven’t really run into much roadblocks or problems because of LexYouth.
你为什么想做LexYouth的老师？
我想回馈我的社区，我觉得这是一个好方法。我觉得我被给与了很多而没有回馈。不仅如此，我还可以获
得额外的奖励（总统义工奖）。
你教什么？每周几个小时？
我教计算机科学和数学。我每周大约要教2个小时，每周要花费大约半个小时来准备。准备工作通常用于制
作幻灯片。
你怎么教课？
我会先讲授课程，然后再进行一个将讲义知识整合到一起的项目。我尝试使用示例。
我可以拿来你的样品幻灯片吗？
是的。（附件）
你的学生是谁？几岁？
我的学生是J。他在Kindergarten。
你与学生的关系如何？你想对他说什么吗？
我认为我对我的学生非常友好。他非常聪明，因为他已经在学习二年级数学了。
你在教学中遇到什么困难？
一个困难是我的学生有时说他理解了但实际上只是记住了。我试图让他尝试告诉我他是否不理解这个概念
，但是我知道在记住我所说的话和理解这个概念之间很难区分开。
作为LexYouth老师，有趣的部分是什么？
我发现与学生互动并看到他在课堂上表现出色非常有趣。我喜欢看到他取得进步，并了解他以前不了解的
事物。
你作为LexYouth老师遇到了哪些挑战？你如何克服这些？
作为LexYouth老师的一个挑战是确保在课程中我要教授的内容足够多。我通常会通过确保缩短我的主要
课程来克服这一问题。然后，我将在课堂结束前做一堆1分钟的活动，任务，问题或课程。因此，我通常在
上课前五分钟左右结束主要课程，然后开始小型活动。
你有什么要告诉LexYouth管理团队的吗？
感谢您为组织此项目所做的辛勤工作。与你们的工作相比，我觉得自己所做的工作微不足道。
你最喜欢LexYouth哪个方面？或作为LexYouth老师，你最喜欢什么？
如上所述，我发现与学生互动很有趣，因为我喜欢看到他不断进步并了解他以前不了解的事物。
你认为LexYouth可以取得哪些进步？
我对整个系统的工作原理并不了解，所以反馈也不多。作为老师，对于LexYouth，我并没有遇到太多障
碍或问题。