i-Best Program

I'd like to thank Amy and Wynne for their presentation last week. I thought it was informative and very engaging. What I liked the most was the "gallery walk" because we were able to read the views of our peers in a non-threatning way. Also, we didn't just sit and discussed the articles we read, we were able to move around. It was very effective for me to know what the other students in my class were thinking about the reading. I will implement this method in my own classroom.
As far as the I-Best program at LaGuardia Community College, I feel that it is providing the adequate help to those who are trying to advance themselves. Amy and Wynne are very dedicated to the work that they are doing, and those are the kinds of people needed to run programs like these. The I-BEST program provides alot of support, more than what the usual GED/Job training programs usually do. It has a higher success rate because it incorporates these two so that their students are preparing themselves in more ways than one. Although I am still a bit skeptical about vocational training because I feel that most of these lead to low paying jobs that they could've acquired even without the training, I guess it is a stepping tool. I would just like to see a program that while it does offer some immediate results, also follows through with its students in the long run, making sure that they get the proper help for some long term success.