I enjoyed being part of the downtown tour because I got to learn about things I didn't know about Roanoke. I also got to meet new people and experience what its like to in charge of other kids and I also experienced being a teacher. I am looking forward to doing this again because it was really fun and I got to go in places I never knew Roanoke had, I had a good time.

I really enjoyed being a tour leader and teaching the 6th graders about downtown. It is really important to pass down history so that people in future generations don't take things for granted. The most interesting thing to me that we learned in the tour was about all the fallout shelters we have in Roanoke. The 6th graders were actually excited to learn about the history of downtown Roanoke.

DownTown Tour.

Being in the tour was very fun. I enjoyed the time I had helping the kids learn about some things that used to be in Roanoke. It was fun because Some of the things I did not know I got to learn. It was easy because the kids that I had was very nice they was understanding they knew alot of the things which was easy on me because i was able to teach them things to add on and i enjoyed it.

Being a tour leader of downtown Roanoke was an experience I enjoyed. It was an opportunity for me to be a leader, answer questions, and give new information and fun facts to children who were willing to learn about the place we call "home". Being a "passer down" of history caused me to learn in the process of teaching others. Telling of the past allows us to share an understanding of what came before us- the marvels and struggles- and how the town came to be. This experience honestly deepened my appreciation for the still beautiful structures of downtown Roanoke and the stories of their prime. The information can also spark an inspiration as I had one girl in my group tell me "We could bring all this back" (meaning the old companies, stores, etc. on Main Street). Having someone to teach future generations of our past can  honor the people and efforts of the past; it can also give pride to the future generations for knowing the past, passing it along, and analyzing it to improve the future as well as preserve. The most interesting thing I learned while preparing was discovering the still-remaining lobby floor of the Bonner hotel!

Downtown Tour

I enjoyed my experience as a group leader, and teaching younger students about our town's past. It is very important to teach our future generations about the past, because if you don't teach then it gets forgotten and seems like it never happened. By far the most interesting thing I learned about, while preparing for the tour was that there once were 85 businesses in downtown Roanoke. This is interesting to me because our population has increased since then and we can barely keep those businesses running. All  in all I think this class in a great, learning experience for anyone taking the class.

Downtown Tour

      I really enjoyed the downtown tour this week. I loved learning about the history of our town and it made it even more enjoyable to be able to share it with the sixth grade. Learning the history of Roanoke is so much more exciting when you have a great group like I had.  I learned so much about how our "little town" was at one time not so little. The most interesting thing I learned is about how Roanoke used to be a very popular city that was home to three theatres. Teaching the kids about downtown Roanoke was an amazing experience and I hope community studies continues this tradition for the years to come. I think it is important to keep the history of Roanoke alive, considering that most people do not know the history themselves. Community Studies is doing the future generations a favor, by passing down historic information. 

Downtown Tour

My experience as a tour leader was fun. Being able to help these 6th graders learn more about Roanoke also helped me too. I learned how Roanoke was a big city around here compared to what it is now. The significance of having someone to teach future generations about our past should mean a lot to everyone. As a parent you would won't your to succeed in life. By doing this, we need to have someone to teach things so it would take us far in life. The most interesting thing I learned was that we had a Belk in Roanoke. People living in Roanoke in this day time go shopping at all the other big cities. Back then, you was able to shop somewhere just around the corner. These are the reasons why I enjoyed teaching these 6th graders more about Roanoke.