Service-learning

to solve real life problems and apply their skills in real life situations or even improve them. "This brings learning alive. It makes it real," says Delaney. "One of the things public education has struggled with forever is finding real-life context. That’s what service learning does." And service learning produces tangible academic improvements. "We’ve seen improved attendance and learning. Real kids are more into the visual and experiential. They need to do it to understand it, rather than…

Service learning is a great ways for students to be able to explore different career option by volunteer and get to see the different type of organizations are out there for students. The service learning article that I chose is “Gaining Experience through Service Learning”. In this article talks about the definition of service learning and what is service learning. I chose this article because it was the one that I feel that is the closer connection to my service learning experience. In the…

with through my service. I was able to build strong relationships with the children and make an impact on their lives. I personally was able to grow in many of my interpersonal skills, and leadership skills throughout the course. I am so grateful that I was able to experience this eye opening service, and I truly believe that I have made a positive impact on the lives of the children that I have worked to challenge, develop, and improve. Yes, my goal the entire service learning project at…

Why Do Service Learning? Service is a great way for a student to learn and experience good in communities. Service learning is a great way for a student to enhance their education and personal growth. What is service learning? Service learning is often used in our school system in certain classes to help students gain more than just the classroom knowledge. There is a balance in service learning. That balance is between the service done in the community outside of the classroom and the…

of my knowledge about service-learning, as I was not exactly sure of what it was when entering the course. Through module 1, I learned that service learning is about you providing the community with your service, while at the same time it is a learning experience for you. It allows you to take what you have learned in a classroom and apply it to real life situations. The required reading by Cress (2005), “What is Service-Learning”, taught me more about what service learning is and what to expect…

Service Learning Paper Service learning is a great opportunity. I was able to see such a diverse group of children in my placement. I was placed at Andrew Jackson Elementary School in a first grade classroom. Andrew Jackson, according to the Kingsport City Schools website, was constructed in 1921. The school was renovated in the early 1990’s. Andrew Jackson is a K-5 school that serves a diverse population of about six hundred students. The school is located on the western end of Kingsport.…

SCC’s Service Learning Program combines academic course work with community engagement. The program allows students to volunteer in the community outside of the classroom in nonprofit organizations that are underfunded and understaffed. Bryonie Carter is the Faculty Coordinator for the Service Learning Program and is heading into her 4th year in the program. Professor Carter advertises to faculty and students upcoming events for the program, recruits new faculty for Service Learning classes,…

Service Learning and Self-Authorship Service learning provides an excellent opportunity to promote students’ development toward self-authorship (being able to recognize that what happens in the world and in one’s life is often beyond one’s control, however reactions are within one’s control and having the internal capacity to be able to define one’s beliefs, identity, social relations) because of frequent dissonance between previously held conceptions of self, new experiences, reflection,…

For my service learning project, I volunteered at the Boys and Girls Club of Gregg County, which is one of the centers that had merged with the Boys and Girls Club of Big Pines in Marshall (Cromer, 2016). The mission statement of the Boys and Girls Club of Big Pines is “To empower the kids of East Texas to be great” (About the Club, 2016). In addition to this statement, the organization as a whole seeks “To inspire and equip all young people, especially those that need us most, to achieve their…

When reflecting on my experience through service learning I realized you can never predict the future and what outcomes you will acquire. Planning the future does not always mean the future will work out that way and this experience taught me that. The things that do happen tend to happen for a reason as well. The Fulton preschoolers surprised me with their knowledge and abilities throughout this experience. “Sit down and be quite” was one of the articles I choose to relate to the reflection…