IP+November

===My name is Tomayria Roberts. I am a senior at Langston Hughes High School. I am a motivated, determined self-starter who strives on excellence and believes that knowledge is power. Through dedication, and hard work I have been able to obtain A’s and maintain A’s throughout my high school career.=== ===P.A.L.S (Peers Assisting and Leading Students) is designed to assist struggling students in that academic success for everyone will be attained and maintained. P.A.L.S has been intended to serve as an academic support squad where peers can relate and work together to achieve a common goal. Through peer learning and cross-age learning competent pupils will creatively assist and help students of the same and/or different grades to learn or grasp a skill or concept.=== ===For P.A.L.S. to be efficient, a caring supportive learning community which consists of supportive teachers and staff is needed. The sponsorship and approval of the principal is wanted and also a place with accessible research materials and adequate space, such as the library for weekly meetings is also needed. With the support and goal in mind, P.A.L.S plans to exhibit school spirit and remain positive and progressive as we work towards obtaining individual academic goals as well as a group goal of achieving a B or higher in the respective struggling area(s).===

Group is targeted towards struggling students in all grades of all levels looking for ways to overcome academic barriers and excelling students in all grades of all levels eager to help others
===P.A.L.S will succeed because it is a program ran by the students for the students. The interpersonal non-traditional way of learning that is developed amongst peers and the positive peer influence and encouragement are factors that exemplify this program’s strengths. Being a student, one is able to better relate to a student whose position I can identify with. Having struggled in an area I can be more understanding and patient and diverse in the way that I explain a new concept or skill to a student. Being a peer one close in age and sharing interest with other students I can better relate to other students as an individual.===