Over the years I've given many talks to students, but never have I received such a warm welcome as I did from Ms. Rocha's 6th grade class at Ojeda in Del Valle. As I waited in the office I noticed out of the corner of my eye a group of students walking down the hall with a giant handmade poster saying "KXAN welcome to Ojeda". And that was just the beginning of this wonderful experience.
Once inside the classroom I gave the students a short synopsis of what it's like to be a TV reporter and showed a few slides from my station as well as a resume tape so they could see what you need to make in order to get a job. Knowing the students had taken time in their newspaper groups to come up with questions, I opened it up to them. I found these 6th graders had very intelligent and insightful things on their mind when it came to journalism. So many times the one question I get is, "So who does your hair and make-up?". Not one person asked that which lead me to believe they are truly interested in what it takes to be a journalist and not just someone on television.
I think all of Ms. Rocha's students have a bright future as journalists and I hope they take me up on my offer to come visit KXAN one day.
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What a great experience at Ojeda Middle School! I'm impressed that the students were prepared with their questions and I'm very impessed that these future journalists did not ask about your hair and make-up. Perhaps the Washington Press Corps can learn something from these sixth graders.
Thanks for sharing!
Paula Poindexter
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